Generation X Needs to Know the Truth about Texting at Work

That new gen-x sales guy is a real go-getter. First day on the job he sets a new company record. Over one thousand personal text messages sent without getting caught. Several decades ago, managers where outraged at the number of email employees sent around the office. It was not the amount of emails, but the […]

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Your Image While Networking

I am a people watcher. This started at an early age when my family would go out shopping and Dad and I would stand in the mall looking at people passing by while my mother and sister shopped. Standing on the rail looking down, Dad would make a comment, “Look at that lady”, or “See […]

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How to Respond Correctly in Facebook

How to respond to a Facebook post in a way that would not get you into trouble Too often, we read a Facebook post and automatically treat the post as if it is a direct communication with us.  Like the person is reaching out to have a personal conversation. When we get sucked into this […]

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The Importance of Clarity

The Importance of Phone Clarity when Communicating Critical Information Consumers demand more clarity from televisions, video cameras, computer monitors and even our portable devices like the i Pads, are not excluded from the criticism when it come to clarity. Yet this morning, a high ranking representative from the teachers union was trying to generate public […]

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The Yin and Yang of Positive Images

Positive Images creates Winning Results I know doing standing side-lunges are good to build core strength and works the legs, but it is the one part of my daily workout I just want to fast-forward through. Organizing the basement is tedious and not fun or as my son would say when cleaning up his room […]

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Reputation through Association

There is a concept that if you are part of a successful or popular organization, that its good deeds will magically be bestowed upon you like royalty.  Just because you show up to a meeting, display the organization logo on your website doesn’t mean you deserve the benefits of their good deeds. We should not […]

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Wired for Sound

We live in a world of sounds and vivid colors, but we choose to communicate in black and white.  We show our emotions with symbols and not voice inflections.  We allow a machine to finish our words, but get upset when somebody completes our verbal thoughts. If a picture is worth a thousand words, why […]

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Mobile Phone Tools to Help Manage Message Notifications

Turn the Phone off and enjoy the Family and Life There was a time in life, when people enjoyed relaxing and avoided answering the phone. Many people had rules about when you could call them – “You can call me up to 7:00 PM after that I’m putting the kids to sleep” or the famous […]

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