Book report on Retiring the Generation Gap

Read Retiring the Generation Gap, by Jennifer J. Deal, during my 17 hours on planes in the past 24 hours. The research is interesting because it debunks many of the sterotypes about generational conflict and issues. But, I was disappointed. It is not very well written...

It’s about passion and teamwork

Sat down with the family to watch our TIVO’d American Idol episodes last night. My husband and I began comparing the amazing performances to the U2 video we watched a few weeks ago. Now, I’m a huge U2 fan, but let’s face it, if Bono had auditioned...

Gotta go through it

The other night the whole family was out to Ted’s Montana Grill for dinner. We were talking about one of my daughter’s favorite books, Going on a Bear Hunt. I realized that the theme in the book has great application to business: Can’t go over it,...

Blog editors deliver value

My client team has confirmed for me my long-believed theory that having an editor on a blogging project makes good business sense. I’ve been serving as an editor for this team of executive bloggers for several months. One of them told me yesterday that at the...

Blogging is not for every leader

An article posted today on www.Ragan.com almost challenges communicators to get their CEOs to blog. The information about Bill Marriott is charming – his style is very conducive to blogging – and I especially like the note that his posts are edited by the...

Be succinct for success

Why are we compelled to write too much? I am sometimes accused of writing too little – assuming my readers know what I am thinking and omitting valuable insights. But the vast majority out there write too much. I had a blog entry submitted from a client for review...