One of the happiest, most successful executives we know is a woman named Deb.

At Inkwell Strategies, we consider love and tolerance to be of the utmost importance.

In my workshops it is common that participants ask about what they need to take into account when they must take their PowerPoint presentation to another computer on a USB drive instead of using a laptop.

Your employees are Facebooking and Tweeting at work.

Whether it’s email, Twitter, Facebook, or — going back to the ancient days — even business letters and proposals, the single most powerful word in business writing is “you.

Not sure where to put that comma?

Most of us, though, think we're above average multitaskers.

I’m going to do a series of blogs on body language – quick takes.

Some people are incredibly effective and efficient.

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Whether you’re looking to increase awareness of your personal brand, drive traffic to your website, increase opt-ins, or find new leads, success lies in creating a compelling, consistent message and approaching your audience from multiple angles to circumvent the unrelenting, ambient noise of the competition.

You already know that you shouldn’t stand behind a podium, that it’s important to practice, and that PowerPoint can get boring.

Given that 45 percent of human resources managers say they spend less than a minute, on average, on each job application they see, it’s understandable that some people might go overboard in trying to bring some individuality to their work history.

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How can you use Twitter most effectively?

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In this excerpt from her recent talk at the University of Applied Sciences & Arts in Lucerne, Switzerland, strategist Dorie Clark (photo left) discusses LinkedIn and how every professional should be deploying it.

We often assume that as people rise up the career ladder they become more skilled and more confident, but many successful people still encounter the 'fear factor' when dealing with more senior people.

You hear so much about how instantly reachable we all are, how hyperconnected, with our smartphones, laptops, tablets and such.

“Most people just start doing things without reading the instruction manual.

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Hurricane Irene and [the] East Coast earthquake are critical reminders of the importance of timely communication among managers and their employees.

You’ve probably read countless articles that promise you better happiness, only to be disappointed.

I spoke last week to a group of executives and one of the challenges that I saw in their presentations was the tendency to put spreadsheets on their slides when talking about financial topics.

I just finished reading an interesting book titled Annoying by science writers Joe Palca and Flora Lichtman (2011).