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Cooking Up A Communications Crisis
Recently Paula Deen, a cook and a brand specializing in rich meals and desserts such as Twinkie Pie, Gooey Butter Cake and Deep Fried Cheesecake, announced she had Type 2 diabetes. Sympathy for her eroded when we learned she was diagnosed three years ago yet continued to tout her high caloric and cholesterol-rich recipes. These recipes ... Read More →
January – 2012 Success Takes Writing Finesse
Business writing has lost its finesse. Gone is the subtle approach to informing/persuading/motivating readers. Lost is the ability to address difficult situations. Most writers dash off an email or text without thinking through how best to actually “reach” that reader. The result? We are not exercising one of our best trump cards in a very ... Read More →
Holiday Presence
Holiday parties. Good experiences? Career-sinking activities? Reputation-ending comments? All too often, and with the help of alcohol, many otherwise-sane professionals have made toe-curling (theirs and everyone else’s) statements at holiday office get-togethers. Of course, these are augmented by the morning-after stories about inappropriate behavior, who said what to whom, and an embarrassing regaling of other ... Read More →