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I love finding new books that blow my mind. Some are revolutionary ideas that I’d never thought of. They are the kind of books that rock your world and (sometimes) change the way you perceive reality. Others you know you should be doing, but you’ve never found the motivation or had enough ‘pain’ to pursue them. When I read the… Continue reading Getting More Done (Without Time Travel)
Are networking events actually worth attending? I’ve always been curious of what people get from these gatherings. Some people swear by them and others despise them. I had an epiphany last week during an event that may seem very obvious. There are certain ‘Connector’ personality types that benefit from these gatherings more than most of us. The epiphany wasn’t that these… Continue reading How to Network like a Pro
I recently heard a story about someone attempting to spend a moderate sum on invitations to a bridal shower. It was appalling to hear the type of customer service she received and the way the company communicated with her. Although I’m all too familiar with a lack of customer service, this story is worth expounding on because it contains some… Continue reading Why Email is the Death of Customer Service
As our world has become more digitized, there are more people every day that are working from home. Less people are going into an office and less people’s co-workers are seen in person. Many of us (including me) stare at a computer screen for 8-14 hours a day and the most connection we get from our work is a phone… Continue reading Is Your Business Capitalizing on the Newest Social Trend?
Email is dying on the vine. I don’t know that it will ever go away, but it is on it’s way out. I’m sure some people said the same thing about fax machines a few years back, but look at how they still linger around. As social media becomes more and more ingrained in our society, our communication is becoming… Continue reading Corporate Communication Concepts: Technology Helps
When we think of the archetypal business model, we think of a pyramid with the CEO up top then tiering down to upper management, then the managers, then the front-line workers. The more difficult the decisions, the higher up it must be passed along to be decided. What we get with this model is an entire front line of people… Continue reading Why Some Organizations Will Almost Always be Faster than Yours
At work we can be accused of poor communication when something is not followed through or we don’t approach a project just like our superior expected us to. We may have unintentionally hurt someone’s feelings or even given conflicting orders to the people we oversee. If any of these have happened, here is one simple way to avoid these pitfalls… Continue reading One trick to Improve Communication Skills & Be More Decisive
