Thought Leaders
5 Ways to Avoid the Drama of Kelly and Michael When a Partner Leaves
It hurts when a partner finds another, more attractive, situation but don't turn it into your company's long nightmare.
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PepsiCo CEO: Don’t Call People ‘Sweetie’ or ‘Honey’ in the Workplace
The outspoken Indra Nooyi said as a matter of dignity these terms shouldn't be used in a professional setting.
Thought Leaders
How to Get a CEO to Answer Your Million-Dollar Question
Do your homework, be clear, and succinct in your message in order to honor the time of the executive.
Thought Leaders
A Little Empathy Makes Good Leaders Great
Empathy helps entrepreneurs face down problems with a heightened awareness to inform their decisions.
Marketing
Making Your Voice Visual Will Enhance Your Vocal Power
The technique of making your voice visual creates a structure that provides range, performance and freedom.
Online Presence
The Do’s and Don’ts of Email Etiquette
Don't forget, when dashing off an email, that a person you have a business relationship with will judge you by what you write.
Building a Business
Layoffs or ‘Downsizing’? 4 Tips for Speaking Strategically.
In virtually every aspect of our lives, we create meaning with the use of selective wording, framing and spin.
Business News
How Facebook’s Social Network for Work Will Change Business
The service's imminent arrival is certain to rekindle the debate surrounding the long-term future of email and a new wave of other services that aim to reinvent how employees communicate.
Human Resources
5 Ways Bickering Politicians or Anybody Else Can Get a Conversation Back On Track
The Republican presidential debate was a case study in derailed discussion but, in many ways, not so different from the problems we all have trying to communicate.
By Bob Wright
Building a Business
4 Traits of Expert Communicators
While there is no outwardly visible signs of an expert corporate communicators, here are four surefire ways to tell you are in the presence of one.
Building a Business
How to Use Live Chat on Your Website to Maximize Conversions
Live chat is here to stay and is an amazing tool for communicating with visitors if it's done right.
By Gary Tamer
Building a Business
The 8 Secrets of Great Communicators
Great communication skills are a powerful tool to have in your arsenal.
Building a Business
How to Ask the Right Question in the Right Way
Here are eight things to think about to sharpen your interviewing style.
By Ray Zinn
Thought Leaders
The No. 1 Communication Problem for Managers
Hello? Yes, you! Are you listening?
By Beth Miller
Building a Business
Leave the TPS Reports in 1998. Use These 4 Strategies to Update Your Business Communication.
Embracing mobile and using effective memes, videos and GIFs are just a few ways to capture and keep your customers' attention.
By Peter Gasca
Building a Business
10 New Year’s Resolutions to Make You a Better Communicator
Have you considered how simply shutting up and listening could make you more effective?
Building a Business
7 Lesser-Known Tips for Growing a More Loyal, Engaged Online Following
Want to transform your followers into customers? Try implementing these tips.
By Sujan Patel
Entrepreneurs
Big Changes Coming in the New Year? 3 Reasons You Need a ‘Social CEO’ Now.
A CEO active on LinkedIn, Facebook or an internal company can help keep employees feeling safe and secure.
By Matt Straz
Building a Business
3 Ways Social Manipulation Can Take You to the Top (Without Everybody Hating You)
While social manipulation may sound negative, it's really a great thing.
Building a Business
Former Senior Advisor to President Obama Joins GoFundMe
Longtime White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer will serve as the popular crowdfunding platform's VP of communications and policy.
Building a Business
Find the Right Level of Candor With This Quick Guide
People appreciate honesty and directness, but those things can just as easily backfire if you do it incorrectly.
By Jeff Boss
Building a Business
How to Master the 21 Social-Media Conversations You Will Face
On social media, whether you're a business, a brand, or an individual, you'll likely come across plenty of different conversations -- each presenting a unique challenge
By Ash Read
Human Resources
4 Secrets to Giving a Speech Worthy of a Standing Ovation
To deliver a captivating speech that gets people on their feet, you need the right preparation.
Human Resources
8 Surefire Ways to Spot a Liar
Research shows that 60 percent of people lie during the average 10-minute conversation. Here is how to tell when someone is not being truthful.
Building a Business
WebRTC: What Is It and Why Companies Need to Embrace It
WebRTC, which stands for web real-time communications, is an emerging standard for voice and video communications that is taking the telecommunications industry by storm.
Thought Leaders
The 10 Communication Skills Every Entrepreneur Must Master
Today's field of communication is much wider than the fields available to generations past. Are you maximizing your message?
Thought Leaders
Leave Biases Behind. Why Can’t We Just Ignore Our Differences?
Prejudice does not discriminate. But as entrepreneurs, we celebrate defying norms, so this shouldn't be an issue.
By Jim Joseph