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Irony: Fewer Words, Better Communication

June 9, 2009 by Tim Berry with 270 views

It was sometime in the 1970s when I first ran across the Procter and Gamble one-page memo policy. I was a journalist then, interviewing an executive from P&G. It seemed to make so much sense. The people who worked there, I was told, loved it. What can’t you say in a full page? Think about emails, which are the memos of this... [read more]

Leadership: The Art of Being Brief

June 2, 2009 by Steve Roesler with 143 views

I've never heard anyone complain about a meeting or presentation that was too short, have you?My friend, Marty, and I were just discussing a surgical procedure. He may have to have the same one that I experienced a few years ago. Marty is a very intelligent, thoughtful guy who asks the right kinds of questions. But his most animated... [read more]

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