Tag Archive: Communication (or lack thereof)

That’s Not What I Meant!

Have you ever said or done something with the best of intentions, and then been completely misunderstood? Not just misunderstood, but the other party may even have assumed you meant to be rude, inconsiderate, or just plain ...

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Ever Want to Fire A Client? Read On.

I had to fire a client the other day. Man, I hate it when that happens—and I could have prevented it from the start. Has this ever happened to you? Have you ever worked with someone ...

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I’m Sorry. NOT!

You know that phenomenon where you become aware of something, and suddenly you see it EVERYWHERE?  Like buying a car: you look around, do some research, and decide that you think Mini-Coopers are the cutest ...

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Speak For Yourself

Ever have one of those moments when you are faced with two choices: speaking up for yourself, and potentially causing a ruckus, or just keeping your mouth shut, going with the flow, and sucking it up even though it’s SO not what you want to do? I had one of these situations just last ...

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Bragging Rights

I had cocktails last night with an old friend from graduate school. These days, she’s pretty high up on the totem pole at a large tech company here in town, ...

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