There are many people who are not really interested in learning how to think well, because their comfort zone would be disturbed by their true abilities.
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Write for results and effectiveness, in a new economy
We skim-read and E-write (often while multi-tasking), for very good reasons. We live in a world where everyone is communicating more and more through writing, while living though an explosion of information and complexity. Only a small percentage of our workforce are trained in the skills needed to manage information overload, and to communicate effectively [...]
The Business Case for Writing Skills
1: The business case for writing skills: You achieve many results by writing. Your team works through text. You hate meetings and you probably can’t reach people by phone without playing telephone tag. They are on another floor, in another building, across the city, state or planet. Text, text, text: the information is on the [...]
When spellcheckers phayle you – homophone help
Spelling is not a moral issue. It is not an intelligence issue. Good spelling is related to factors like visual sequential memory, and good spellers were born with the talent. Richard Branson and Charles Schwab can’t spell. Spelling bees are just one more way we kill kids’ confidence in schools. Stop apologizing for spelling, and [...]
Collaborative intelligence
First there was IQ, then emotional intelligence. Studies show that EQ still beats IQ as a factor in business success, but now there is a new predictor for business that win, people that succeed, and economic achievement. CQ, or collaborative intelligence, combines the ability to think well, and to think collaboratively with other people. It [...]
Can you tell the generation from the writing?
You’re dealing with a client, co-worker, outsource project team member or supplier, and need to guess more about his/her thought style to work more effectively together. You can guess a client’s or remote colleague’s generation from their writing, and give them appropriate service or packaged data. Mature/Traditional: No emoticons. The writer thinks smiley faces are [...]
Building organization-wide business thinking
1 Everyone needs to maintain or increase organizational profit in a time of economic slowdown 2 One proven route to profitability: build the financial and business intelligence in all your employees In a time of economic weakness, it’s especially important to make sure that all your key people are financially intelligent. And not only key [...]
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