Individual contributors and leadership
By Karen McHenry More and more companies have adopted a “flat” organizational structure as a way to reduce costs and become more nimble. With management positions few and far between, numerous...
View ArticleRewriting for greater clarity
By Jefferson Flanders When you have finished the initial draft of your essay or paper or report, reviewed your writing for logic and made any necessary structural adjustments, then it’s time for...
View ArticleManaging virtual teams
By Karen McHenry In today’s global business environment, companies need to move quickly and operate in the most cost-effective ways possible. As a result, virtual teams have become commonplace for...
View ArticleDealing with a layoff
By Karen McHenry In this economic downturn, the reality of layoffs has become a common occurrence. Although the first thing to come to mind may be the financial challenges created by a layoff, people...
View ArticleDelegating: when there aren’t enough hours in the day
By Karen McHenry Do any of these statements sound familiar to you? I bring work home on most nights and weekends. I always seem to have more work to do than my subordinates. I don’t have time to do...
View ArticleRethinking and revising
By Jefferson Flanders Writers differ in the way they move from outlining, whether formal or informal in nature, to composing. In creating their initial draft, some writers find they are most...
View ArticleUse Sales Skills to Give Effective Presentations
by Karen McHenry Even if your job title isn’t “Sales Executive”, there’s an element of sales involved in everyday business interactions. Sales techniques can be particularly useful when preparing and...
View ArticleBecoming a manager
By D. Quinn Mills Making a transition into management is a major challenge and some people don’t succeed at it. New managers need to be very careful about identifying, and employing, the keys to...
View ArticleFive Ways to Become a Better Active Listener
An old aphorism is “Listen, else your tongue will make you deaf.” That describes perfectly the need for active listening, which the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) defines as “a person’s...
View ArticleBuilding your personal brand
By Karen McHenry As consumers, we are all very familiar with the concept of brands. We may like to buy a certain type of soda, wear a particular clothing label, or drive a specific make of car. Yet,...
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