Every Email Matters
When I was beginning my career, I supervised a woman named Kristin. Kristin worked at the front desk and was the first person visitors who came to our department met. Kristin was a brilliant editor and writer, but when guests entered, she barely looked up from her...
Do You Ask For Iceberg Lettuce?
One of my favorite lunch spots is Cava. It’s one of those restaurants where you go through a line and the staff asks you what you want based on the selection in front of you. You start with a base which is a salad, burrito, or bowl — I always ask for “all the dark...
Speak Not, Promote Not
Those who are deep thinkers, with a wealth of subject matter knowledge, are only valuable to their organizations if they can articulate their expertise. It’s not what we know, it’s what we do with our knowledge that makes us significant contributors to our teams. Are...
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...
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