Good news, bad news, funny videos, not so funny videos, work from home fails (#WFH), and touching stories. They all abound on YouTube. Ever since the pandemic, my hours watching…
Ira KoretskyDecember 30, 2020
To my fellow veterans, THANK YOU! I am a United States Army veteran. I served in health IT as both a Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Public Affairs Officer (PAO).…
Ira KoretskyNovember 11, 2020
I was talking about using humor in the workplace (e.g., presentations, public speaking, storytelling, training, recruiting, and sales) to one of my students after class (I teach public speaking and…
Ira KoretskyOctober 14, 2020
As I was working on my social media lecture for my communication class at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, I remembered a fun…
Ira KoretskySeptember 16, 2020
I recently read a light and fun article on our preoccupation with "liking." In "Like, Enough With The Liking Already," (Funny Times) author Laura Boggs paints a vivid picture of…
Ira KoretskyAugust 19, 2020
Here's a wonderful story from Brene Brown from her Power of Vulnerability presentation at RSA (see below for video). It has a great Better Tomorrow Message ™. It has a…
Ira KoretskyJune 23, 2020
Happy 245th birthday US Army -- to the men and women, active, reserve, guard, and veterans, thank you for your service, from one Army veteran to you. Happy Veteran’s Day:…
Ira KoretskyJune 14, 2020
The other day I was on LinkedIn reading my feed. I saw an interesting picture. It was a picture of a US Army soldier with a graduation cap. Combined with…
Ira KoretskyJune 10, 2020