Power Of Names Making All Communications More Appealing
Posted on09 Dec 2019
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Journalists know that names make articles appealing. This power of names works in all forms of communication. That includes talks, videos, conversations,... Read More
Warning To Employees Regarding Future Of Text Analytics At Work
Posted on24 Jun 2019
Tagstext analytics, employment, word choice, The Atlantic, Real-time personality assessment, email, communications
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The words people choose say more than just the message they state. What they say beyond that message falls in the realm... Read More
Reducing Emails Excellent Leadership
Emails are one of the three biggest time wasters in business. Reducing emails though is simple and cheap. It begins and ends... Read More
The “Big Three” Time Wasters in Business
Posted on28 Aug 2014
TagsThe Economist, documentation, Bain & Company, meetings, Bloomberg Businessweek, time, technology, McKinsey & Company, management, Harvard Business Review, email, efficiencies
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The big three time wasters in business are emails, meetings and white tape, companies’ internal bureaucracies. All three aren’t new to most;... Read More
Rehab for Social Media, Email, Texts (SMET) Addiction
In response to my post highlighting SMET addictions, Maya Larson (@connectionsbym), an Etsy shopkeeper, asked, “Is there a 5-step (rehab) program” for... Read More
Social Media, Email, Texting (SMET) Addiction
Posted on20 Mar 2014
Tagshappiness, SMET Addiction, loneliness, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Economist, The Atlantic, texting, storytelling, social media, Pollyannaism, Facebook, email, efficiencies, effectiveness, creativity
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A SMET addiction exists for three reasons. First, it’s extremely hard to resist engaging, and SMET has potentially harmful effects, the second... Read More
Promoting Honesty to Those Not Valuing It
Posted on30 Jan 2014
Tagscompliments, organizational culture, email, face-to-face interactions, honesty, management by email, money, patience, pressure, Thank You, time, word choice, time vs money
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A Twitter connection posed this question in response to my post “Lying About Honesty.” It dealt with promoting honesty in the workplace:... Read More
Why Problems Occur (Alert #1): Easy over Difficult
Posted on20 May 2013
Tagsbudgets, decision-making process, decisions, email, honesty, listen, problem solving, process, relationships, rules, training, Why Problems Occur Series
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When problems occur or when trying to anticipate them in problem solving, I look for seven alerts. While no single one automatically... Read More
Computers, Emails, Dishonesty
Posted on06 Dec 2012
Tagsemail, Stephen Marche, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Robert Feldman, Mattitiyahu Zimbler, The Atlantic, team intelligence, team building, social media, relationships, management by walking around, management by email, management, Harvard Business Review, happiness, Facebook, computers
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Technology has made communication tremendously convenient and fast. Consequently, communicating via computers, especially emails and varying forms of text messaging and instant... Read More
Management by Email Effects on Teambuilding
There are many reasons why managers might prefer management by email (MBE). It is an efficient communication tool. It impacts teambuilding, a... Read More
