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Dealing With Clients: Vendors vs. Consultants
Always being compliant with everything that a prospect or a client says is not the best practice to build a sustainable business. This is one of the most important lessons I’ve learned over a decade of running a business and separately running a consultancy—advising small and medium enterprises. Regardless of the fact that clients often…
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How to Get Better at Asynchronous Communication
Allocating your time and creative juices on just whatever and whenever you feel like it can be great. However, in most business dynamics, you can’t really escape the reality of having to sync over client meetings – as well as handle communications following requirements in different formats (such as video drips, email threads, screencasts). In…
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16 Reasons Why I Don’t Pick Up My Phone
If you read that, odds are, I either sent you the article directly in response to a call request to meet, or you were proactively searching for a reason not to pick up the phone receiving another invite. Back when I decided to no longer pick up my phone in 2014 or so, I was…
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Workplace Communication Techniques and Strategies
No matter what role you have in an organization – a manager, a vendor, a consultant, or an advisor – each comes with its own challenges, particularly in managing workplace communication issues. Effective communication is the lifeblood of any successful organization, and navigating these challenges is essential for fostering a productive and harmonious work environment.…
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16 Reasons I Haven’t Responded To Your Email
After writing about the main reasons I don’t pick up my phone, I was eager to author a separate breakdown of why I dodge scheduled meetings (and what makes asynchronous work more bearable). But due to the evergrowing influx of emails or direct messages across a dozen platforms, a rationale behind delaying replies appears to…
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Top Challenges When Using Slack For Managing Projects And Clients
How do you make the most out of using Slack? If you have to be available for emergencies but want to skip all the noise and offtopic going on, what would you do? The Downsides Of Using Slack In Practice Even with per-channel notification options and plenty of channels, it’s easy to miss an important…
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6 Ways Bredogenerator Improves Your Communication Skills
The Pew Research Center reported that 90% of US adults believe that communication skills are the most important for children to get ahead in the world today. Meanwhile, 57.9% of employers believe that communication is the most sought- after soft skill among job hunters. Even without these statistics, communication skill is evidently vital in business…
