Category: Communication
The Power And Danger Of Unintended Messages
This past Saturday morning, I stopped at a sandwich shop in Misquamicut, Rhode Island, looking forward to a simple breakfast to start the day right. But before I reached the…
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Everything Communicates Including Where, When, And How You Show Up
We’re never going back to everyone in the office every day. We’re all doing a blend of in-person meetings, videos, phone calls, emails, texts, and the like. Know the trade-offs…
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Interpreting Across Country, Organization, And Department Cultures
Everything communicates. And, unfortunately, the same words and actions communicate differently to people with different cultural contexts. As a case in point, there are two words for “truth” in Japan.…
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Lessons From Kamala Harris And Donald Trump On Managing Your Own Brand
In an election like this, Carville says, “The shepherd of tomorrow wins the sheep.”
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Everything Communicates
we will have seen editors and publishers (communication professionals) destroy their careers with personal communication missteps.
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How To Manage The New Hierarchy Of Meeting Engagement
Meeting engagement getty There’s a whole new hierarchy of meeting engagement. Be aware of the different levels and your options for managing them. Those engaged and in-person at meetings are…
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How To Overcome An Addiction To Excessive Meetings
Eliminate, combine, spread out, shorten, thin, and manage meetings for effectiveness
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How To Leverage Virtual Meeting Tells In Influencing Others
One of the downsides of virtual meetings is that they make it harder to read people. Before COVID you could get a sense for how people were going to engage,…
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How To Play The Best Supporting Role In Meetings
the one thing you must do to keep your organization from becoming a soap opera is to keep your focus on your most important external mission – the problem you…
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