If you follow this blog you know we are working our way through the alphabet, selecting words for each letter that embody different aspects of speaking and presenting. We have made our way to the letter “E.” Energy. We all know how important energy is; too much and you feel like a nervous wreck, speaking …

10 Ways to Destroy Your Company’s Communication Efforts A client contact passed this excellent article on to us, and author Lisa Lochridge, Director of Public Affairs for the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, was kind enough to allow us to reprint it for you. Rather than propose some resolutions for communicating well in 2012, I …

One of the most precious commodities in any government grant proposal effort is the amount of time you have to conceptualize, develop, produce, and deliver your proposal. For many nonprofit organizations, time slips away too easily. Phases of Grant Proposal Development There is a good four-phase rule-of-thumb that can be applied to grants, each phase …

I’m starting to see and hear things that make you wonder. Am I about to be let go? Should I start looking for another job fast? Or should I hold on and hope it won’t happen? That was a call from Jack who had attended my presentation “Career Power: How to Build !t Keep It!” …

More than ever, your reputation relies on social media At a time when 89 percent of consumers say they find online channels trustworthy sources for product and service reviews, new Cone research reveals four-out-of-five consumers have changed their minds about a recommended purchase based solely on negative information they found online. This is up from …

I wrote my first book, Path for Greatness: Work as Spiritual Service, to support people who want to integrate their spiritual life with their work life. On my book tours, I heard wonderful and amazing stories of people who were able to work spiritually. They were authentically present at work- mind, body and spirit. Others …

Responsible planning, in any economy, involves identifying sources of funding sufficient to ensure continuation/survival of the programs that satisfy the needs of the people and the communities you serve. Ensuring the funding of your programs requires that you minimize the risk of (again?) losing a large percentage of your income. According to “Giving USA 2011,” …

Can you survive a crisis? Every single business has potential problems, and the difference between whether they sink or swim in the aftermath of a crisis can often be determined in the critical 24 hour period right after it breaks. On March 1, Jonathan Bernstein will present, “Communicating in Crisis: The First 24 Hours,” a …

(This is a guest post by Nick Lindsay of Elemental CoSec) In recent years, executive remuneration has moved from its traditional ambit of corporate governance circles and company secretary forums to the public eye. In the UK, the last six months, has seen a particular focus on what many in the media see as ‘excessive …

When problems are encountered during the testing phase of a product or application, they have to be noted so that the problem can be corrected or prevented before the next testing phase. These problems have to be noted within a form known as a List of Errors form or a Problem and Resolution form or …