Excellence in Business Communication, 10th Edition
Chapter 8. Writing Routine and Positive Messages
Erika Morphy (photo, left) covers the topic at CMSWire.
"James Altucher (photo, left) shares the four words that guide his life and work as an entrepreneur, writer and father.
According to Todd Smith (photo, left), "There are literally hundreds if not thousands of little things we can do to raise the bar in our professional and personal lives.
"Being a good listener is one of the most important skills you can master if you want to advance your career and build meaningful relationships.
"A position could be an opinion, an idea, or a plan.
"We all have to negotiate in life, whether it’s asking for a bigger raise, nailing down details of a contract or even getting your kids to do their homework.
"Trusting others doesn’t mean that you abdicate your responsibility as a leader.
"Wharton's Peter Cappelli discusses IBM's decision to rethink its remote work policy for some employees.
According to Scott Meacham (photo, left), "I can't think of a single entrepreneur I've worked with who ever intended to fail.
"Our culture is obsessed with happiness, but what if there's a more fulfilling path?
"When left unchecked, not only does rampant incivility make our days more tense, it also leads to a loss of focus, a loss of productivity, a deliberate slacking off among disgruntled employees, and even serious health problems.
"Content engineering or content marketing is essentially about designing the right kinds of content that might engage consumers.
"Serial entrepreneur, angel investor, philanthropist, author and CEO of Bizzultz May McCarthy [photo, left] explains how intuition will help you achieve financial freedom.
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"If nothing else, avoid the urge to respond in anger or haste.
"What is the secret to the unparalleled success that keeps Amazon growing while so many traditional retailers are shutting their doors?
Michael Hyatt gives his "4 steps to get your life back on track" after a major mistake.
"When PR is done well, it can be brilliant in its ability to promote your brand.
These brief podcasts focus on marketing applications of social media.
Listen to the podcast by Noah Zandan (photo, left).
"In Alec Ross’s new book, The Industries of the Future, he takes a deep dive into the specific fields he believes will shape our economic future, including robotics and the codification of just about everything.
"Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli [photo, left] has spent decades studying the complicated dynamics of employment.