Big-Picture Issues in Corporate Communication

[3-minute read] I confess. I’ve done it. In fact, I’ve done it many times. Sitting in yet another long Zoom meeting, listening to someone drone on about something that doesn’t interest me… and there’s that Siren song of my second computer screen, with its enticing combination of emails, work, and online shopping. Surely, no one

We’ve all seen it: A man dashes into an important client meeting ten minutes late. He is muttering, “I’m sorry, the traffic was terrible and then I couldn’t find parking.”  His shirt is half untucked and his tie is askew. Sweat gleams on his face and soaks his shirt. Question: Will the client give his presentation

Even professional jugglers drop a lot of balls. Research has proven that successful multitasking is a myth. What looks like multitasking is actually doing tasks in sequence very quickly. When we do this, our work suffers. Our productivity plops. We drop balls. Moreover, net-net, we spend more time on our multi-tasked items than we would have

[3 minutes to read — less if you rush!] Taptaptaptap… You dash off an email. A little voice inside you says, “Maybe you should proofread that,” and you think, “No, I’m sure it’s fine.” You hit Send. How likely is it that you would find an error or typo if you took the time to