I personally never find meeting people is the problem, but what really gets people and limits their network is keeping the right people connected to them. Below are 5 simple ways I’ve found over the years to clearly communicate and connect directly with people on any level you choose. 1. Hand-Written Notes – This is [...]
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Thank you spell check for making me a horrible speller!!
March 18th, 2009 by Brad Harbach waiting for comments...I was amazed at how bad I did on this “25 Most Commonly Misspelled Words” quiz. It’s a good thing nearly all of my writing is composed on a computer and my good friend spell check is always around to help me out. Take a 10 minute break from work and see how you do.
[Read More...]Add Structure to your Emails
March 1st, 2009 by Will Crowthers 2 Comments »Sounds exciting right? I’m sure you can hear some college professor going through the exciting details of how to structure a paper, but wait, did they ever tell you how to write an email? Interesting that our world revolves around email, yet I’ve never been taught how to write one. I could say a million [...]
[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...]Excel 101
February 19th, 2009 by Will Crowthers 2 Comments »Almost any job these days uses some type of spreadsheet and in most cases that means you’re using Microsoft Excel. I use Excel all the time both personally and at work and I’m betting you do as well. One of the things I noticed when I first started working was the difference between a “well [...]
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