coworkers never want to hear

4 Things Your Coworkers NEVER Want to Hear From You

Before founding my own company, I had my share of odd jobs. At age 16, I worked part-time at Six Flags Over Texas. During college and graduate...

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email bottleneck

Is Your Email Inbox a Bottleneck for the Entire Team?

(Forbes first published my article here.) Nobody wants to answer that question with a yes. But then, you yourself may be the least objective...

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presenter problems

The 4 Biggest Complaints Executives Make About Presenters

As you might imagine, during more than three decades of coaching presenters who frequently brief C-suite executives, I become engaged from two...

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email management

Does Your Email Inbox Dictate Your Day—And Should It?

A reporter for Newsday called recently for a comment about his story on executive stress and the connection to email. As I shared stats from my...

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better writer

5 Things to STOP Doing as a Writer

You’ve probably heard it said that there’s a book inside everyone. I agree. But some people will never write their memoir, that business book, or...

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human nature

Random Reflections on Human Nature—From the Beach

I rarely go off the rails as a blogger. But this past month as I read, relaxed, and walked the beaches in Belize, it seemed that old truths became...

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