by clearmessages | Apr 21, 2007 | Monthly Memo
Billionaire Warren Buffett once told NBC News, “It’s taken us 37 years to build this firm … we could lose it in 37 seconds.” He meant if you say the wrong thing at the wrong time you can do yourself major damage. (Just ask Don Imus.) While...
by clearmessages | Mar 1, 2007 | Monthly Memo
Business books don’t always make for the most fascinating reading, but I’ve come across an exception that I think you may enjoy. Written by New York City restaurateur Danny Meyer, “Setting the Table” is a great look at the importance of...
by clearmessages | Jan 1, 2007 | Monthly Memo
Are you part of a team that puts together presentations? Do you have to be part of a competitive bidding process where several groups or individuals make presentations? If so, when do you prefer to speak? Are you a “let’s go first and get it over...
by clearmessages | Nov 1, 2006 | Monthly Memo
It’s not often one can say a person they’ve known for 20 years might be the next President of the United States, but in the case of John McCain, I can say it. First, two points of clarification. I don’t really know John McCain, but I’ve covered...
by clearmessages | Sep 1, 2006 | Monthly Memo
Fall is in the air — footballs are flying at the local parks — and charges are flying between candidates. Also, there are the arguments over the ballot propositions. If you pick up a newspaper or turn on a TV, you see it unfold right before your eyes and...
