September 1, 2014
Netiquette (a portmanteau of “network etiquette” or “internet etiquette”) is a set of social conventions that facilitate interaction over networks, ranging from social media, to emails, to blogs and forums. Like me, you probably rarely get letters any more. Even […]
August 25, 2014
In the age of the dinosaurs (before the internet in the late 1980s), no communication went out without being vetted by a manager. And any manager of distinction had his own secretary. Properly trained secretaries had been trained to write […]
August 18, 2014
Many bright people, perhaps you’re one of them, go to great lengths to avoid writing business documents. The threat of facing a blank page or a bare computer screen can be more powerful than the desire to write. Just the […]
August 12, 2014
Many years of our life can be wasted waiting to finish school, complete our studies, find the ‘right’ job, meet ‘Mr or Mrs Right’, get in-shape, have children, afford the perfect home (and the list goes on and on…). We […]
August 4, 2014
Australian positive psychologist Timothy Sharp – otherwise known as “Dr Happy” – asked 50 people a simple question: “What do you consider to be the top three contributors to happiness at work?” Their answers provide food for thought to managers […]
