Just because a crisis isn’t in the news, doesn’t mean it’s gone for good Don’t shelve that bird flu crisis plan just yet. In case anyone had assumed this threat was completely gone simply because it vanished from mainstream media coverage,the disease has actually killed two people this year in China, and another large outbreak …

This question has nagged me for a while. It emerged to the forefront as I recently considered the most efficient way to carry out my responsibilities, spurred on by the 20-80 rule: 80% of our outcomes come from 20% of our efforts. So how do you evaluate on a budget? Should you do-it-yourself (DIY) or …

Does your hiring process consist of proven practices or just a hodgepodge of activities that get into gear when someone says, “I need more people” or “Sally has left and we need someone to take her place NOW?” Smart hiring is more than posting requisitions, screening, interviewing and checking references. It is a series of …

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This posting is a continuation of the email exchange that began last Tuesday. “I am happy to step down and then go through the hiring process, I just don’t understand how it works. When, specifically, do I step down from the board? Is it when we have enough money to pay staff or as soon …

Steve Harrison teaches authors, bloggers, Internet marketers, and others how to remain in the Publicity Spotlight. Here are a few key strategies for leveraging the media.

There are now many social media avenues by which technical writers could use to provide the information required by their target audience. We have FaceBook, Twitter, YouTube, Blogging, Pinterest to just to name a few. With all these social media mediums, do we still need to provide paper documentation or should we just answer questions …

What does your Siri history say about you? How would you feel if we told you that the phone a great deal of your employees are carting around has transmitted data listing every new place they’ve visited in the past several months? Oh, and it’s also copied every entry in their contact list and every …

By now, CFC charities know the numbers and total dollar amount of the gifts pledged to them during the CFC Fall campaign. So, if you’re in the CFC, have you asked yourself if you’re satisfied with the results of your last CFC campaign? If yes, great, if no, let me share a few tips that …

Guest Blogger – Jacqueline Ryan Brodnitzki, President , Conscious Success LLC In my previous blog post we introduced the 4 keys to easily accomplish more and discussed the first two keys in detail. As a reminder, here are the 4 Keys to accomplishing more: Become aware of your attention Notice when your attention is strongest …