I attended my company’s annual outing the other day and I was, well, amazed at how people didn’t know how to handle their alcohol. Assuming the majority of the audience reading this is over the age of 21, I’m sure we all know the affects boozing has on your mind and body, both good and [...]
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How to drink alcohol as a young professional at a corporate event
June 1st, 2009 by Brett Krupp waiting for comments...Carbon Copy
February 25th, 2009 by Will Crowthers 1 Comment »What does the word Carbon Copy mean to you? Most of us immediately think of ‘CC’ – as in CC’ing someone on an email – bingo. So why is this so hard to remember this when you actually respond to an email? Carbon Copy is actually a term referring to a piece of carbon paper [...]
[Read More...]Corporate Meetings 101
February 20th, 2009 by Brad Harbach 1 Comment »I’m often amazed at how inefficient the corporate working environment can be. The most frustrating part of my day (and presumably many others) is sitting through countless meetings that often achieve nothing. Hours each week are spent attending meetings that do not move projects forward and thus contribute nothing to the bottom line. I am [...]
[Read More...]Life on the moon, Client Meetings and Other Pointless Things…
January 26th, 2009 by Will Crowthers waiting for comments...Our second guest blog comes from an enthusiastic, well-educated and hard-working friend I met while in Bangalore, India. She currently works for McCann Erickson India in Bangalore and has found herself in some interesting client facing situations. Anyone with a client facing position will surely relate to these stories from the other side of the [...]
[Read More...]Don’t put me on hold!
January 15th, 2009 by Will Crowthers waiting for comments...I had a call today where I was asked to call someone for a 30 minute meeting. Although the meeting was casual in that what we were discussing was not critical, the fact that we had setup an actual meeting and it was our first time talking made it more important. After chatting for about [...]
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