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Take This Job and Love It
Employee engagement is critical to retention and to productivity. But what happens when employees are in jobs that are not consistent with who they are and what’s most important to them?
Crafting Key Messages: The Heartbeat of a Successful Brand
With brand messaging, if it takes too long to get to the heart of the matter, readers simply move on. Keep it clear, keep it engaging, and watch your brand resonate. Here’s how!
Break the Cycle of Procrastination: Here’s How
Having goals and action steps in writing makes determining daily and weekly tasks easier . . . and helps me avoid procrastination.
Smart Strategies for Maintaining Balance as Summer Ends
Tips for managing support work for current clients while also keeping the business development pipeline active.
There’s Power in Being Positive
Positive thinking and appreciative inquiry are ways of identifying and building upon what is working well within an organization, community, or relationship.
Breathe New Life into Your Existing Content
Re-purposing existing content is a way to gain mileage for your content, reach new audiences, and reinforce your message without being repetitive.
Does Your Brand “Go for the Gold?”
In what ways does your brand stand out from the rest? Are you “going for the gold” to make an emotional connection with your target buyers?
You Might Not Be Able to Solve a Problem, But You Can Address It
Choosing NOT to address a problem is no different than failing to solve it, while addressing a problem, even if you fail, allows you to let go and move on.
Keep The Ideas Coming: Ways to Overcome Content Block
There are times when the ideas don’t flow or, if we have ideas, we can’t seem to find the words. Here are some “tried and true” ideas to overcome content block and keep the ideas coming.
Is Anyone Hearing Your Message?
The speed of life is no excuse for poor communication at work or at home. Being able to communicate is a vital skill.
Lessons in Communication from the 4th of July
The Declaration of Independence shows us that the most effective communications include both facts and emotion.
Holiday Approaching? Here’s How to Keep Your Team Engaged
Team building and team engagement tips to keep employees engaged and focused all year round.
We Can ALL Be Creative
We all can apply creativity to our jobs and to our everyday lives. Creativity is where an idea begins, and who can say where it ends?
Does Your Brand Have Lasting Power?
Successful brands evolve with changes in the marketplace when new technologies, trends, and ways of doing business emerge. Does your brand have that kind of lasting power?
You Make the Call (to Action)
Without obvious next steps or calls to action, sales messages often fall flat.
When Opportunity Knocks, Do You Answer?
How does opportunity show up in your life? Do you create opportunity, or do you wait for it to come your way?
