Building the Team and Culture

To be an effective leader in this turbulent and ever-evolving environment, you need to know how to build productive, efficient and positive teams. I recently led a panel presentation on “Building Effective Teams” at the MarCom Summit 2024 in Arlington, VA. I’ve devoted the past 20 years of my career to team building. This is […]

I recently became a puppy mom, which quickly confronted me with some steep and sometimes-unexpected new learning curves, especially in these first few weeks. Rigsby is a 3-month-old chocolate lab with a sweet and playful personality. When I decided to get a puppy, I was really excited to bring her home, but I soon realized […]

As we mark our eighth year as The Reis Group, I am excited about all the new paths we are charting. I thought I would mark this eighth anniversary by seeking additional insights about the coming trends in health care PR by consulting with The Official Reis Group Magic 8 Ball. After all, I started […]

As a GenZ-er early in my PR career, I am in the process of being transitioned into a role as an account manager. It’s a challenging and exciting prospect to begin to find my own voice and develop my own approach to management. With the support of my managers at The Reis Group, I decided […]

This article also appeared in PRSA National Capital Chapter’s blog.  I am honored to have recently been inducted into the PRSA National Capital Chapter’s Hall of Fame alongside some of the finest PR professionals in the country. I am so grateful to work in a field that I love, to have a job that is […]

On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, Sharon Reis was inducted into the Hall of Fame for the Public Relations Society of America’s National Capital Chapter. Sharon was honored for her dedication to health, health care and social issues, including her work on campaigns to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, raise awareness of colorectal cancer, fight COVID-19 and promote […]

If anyone had ever told me that after my 40-year career in journalism I would spend a 5th decade working in health care public relations, I would have been highly skeptical. For one thing, that would mean living into my 70s (!!) which was never certain. But even more unlikely was the idea that Peter […]

COVID-19 has turned our workplaces upside-down, creating a remote/hybrid office environment that has changed when and where we come to work. At The Reis Group, we have also come to fully realize that we must also change how we work with each other. In our case, TRG has converted to a Tuesday-Wednesday in-office schedule, with […]

How to maintain a vibrant culture, build a bond with team members and foster productivity in today’s new work environment. This article also appeared in O’Dwyer’s health care issue. The way we work has completely changed. People who have spent their careers commuting to the office five days a week now greatly value the freedom […]

After graduating college and starting my first full-time salaried position last May, I was excited to learn the ins and outs of health care public relations. My managers and peers have truly taken me under their wing, and everyone has been an amazing mentor and resource. On top of that, we frequently hold office-wide professional […]