by clearmessages | Feb 25, 2009 | Monthly Memo
Maybe you’re NOT paranoid. Maybe everyone really IS out to get you! It’s easy to feel that way these days. There are cameras and recording devices everywhere. It serves as a great reminder that everyone … you, the people who work for you, anyone at...
by clearmessages | Jan 28, 2009 | Monthly Memo
They are called crutches. Words or phrases we use when we’re searching for just the right word — and these crutches can start popping up all of the time. At the very least it is an annoyance to those who are listening to us, but it also can do long term...
by clearmessages | Dec 31, 2008 | Monthly Memo
There are two ends of this spectrum — and you’ll probably recognize each. The question is, do you recognize yourself? First, don’t be the professional world’s equivalent of a smile button. Do you ever run into people like this? They seem to be...
by clearmessages | Nov 25, 2008 | Monthly Memo
Certainly it is important to talk about bad news in the workplace in a sensitive and thoughtful manner so everyone understands all sides of what you are talking about. But that’s not what I am focusing on here. I am looking at something even more fundamental....
by clearmessages | Oct 29, 2008 | Monthly Memo
Even in the heat of an election I hardly ever talk politics. It’s not that I’m tired of it because I literally “talked politics” for 20 years on TV. It’s just that it seems there is little to gain because most people have decided, in the...
