A good friend who shall remain anonymous deploys projects for a large IT organization. Recently, as often happens, our conversation strayed into “work” topics. This time the subject became her Program Management Office, or PMO, with which she was greatly annoyed. “The volumes and volumes of reporting and paper my PMO demands have become completely …
Businesses large and small were targets of data theft It seems every time we hear about a record-setting cyber crime, news of an even bigger one rolls around the corner. Cue the latest revelation – that a collection of stolen Internet credentials, including some 1.2 billion username/password combinations and more than 500 million email addresses, …
I had the pleasure of coaching Ilana Rea to help her transition from her full-time corporate job to taking a sabbatical so she could focus on her writing. Needless to say there was a lot of fear for her – about finances, what others might think about her leaving her job, being a stay-at-home mom, …
Are you ready for a disruption in your food and water supply? Experts say your disaster crisis management should include stocking at least one full week’s worth of food and water for each person in a household, but even in earthquake-prone California where we’re based it’s a rarity to see anyone who is properly prepared. …
Are you feeling overwhelmed? I think for many of us, that answer is, “Yes” – at least part of the time … or in some aspect of our lives. You’ve probably heard it said that the amount of information a person living in the Middle Ages would have been exposed to in his or her …
Infographics deliver key info in a memorable way – quickly. Good marketing includes good infographics. Here’s why you need them and how to make Infographics.
Since public speaking is apparently the most common fear people name when asked, there is a good chance you have experienced it at one time or another. If you have, you know how uncomfortable and unsettling it can be. Don’t just endure it; fight back. Here are fifteen ways to fight stage fright so you …
Are you positioned to stay ahead of damaging rumor, innuendo, and outright lies? Considering not only his position as a key politician on the world stage for decades, but also his leadership through World War II’s propaganda battles and spy games, we feel Winston Churchill is more than qualified to speak on the subject of …
Sometimes Technical Writers are responsible for working for more than one manager. How do you keep them happy and how do you maintain priorities? The first answers that come to mind are: Communicate and coordinate. Know whom you are speaking to. Understand the company’s priority. Create your project plan and to do list; know your …
Don’t follow temptation into disaster Although our threshhold for outrage over unethical behavior is being pushed on a daily basis, the fact remains that doing “the right thing” is still an important aspect of crisis prevention. Why should your business be driven by anything other than making as much money as humanly possible? Vuma Reputation …
