Who Pays For Dinner?
I was sitting at book club last night and my friend Carla turned to me and exclaimed, “Write about laptops and devices!” What? I was puzzled. “Write about bringing laptops into meetings and how disrespectful that is. People think they are multi-tasking and...
Last Week You Were Still There
And this week, you are still there and your colleagues wish you had left! That’s right. Last week, I wrote a blog called “Why Are You Still There”. When I wrote the article, my intention was that readers would think about all the reasons their work was...
Everyone Who Has A Job Is A Presenter
In our multipart series on preparing for presentations, we have discussed defining a purpose and the effective use of visuals. Too often we don’t think of meetings within our own organizations as presentations, but they are! We lament “another meeting.” We rush to the...
You Are A Co-Creator!
Eight years ago on a snowy day, I met with Nancy, a director of a government agency. Driving to the meeting, I received a phone call from Tonya, Nancy’s administrative assistant. Tonya wanted to let me know that it would not be an easy meeting. Three change...
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