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• Turning B.S. into a Book: Why We Wrote a Workplace Novel

  By Michael Voss on May 24, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  [Our Perspective by Michael Voss and Jennifer Rock] It began as a typical project meeting. You know the type – four hours of incoherent status updates, Gantt charts and latte slurping. Dozens of staffers lined the rectangular table, noses buried… Read More ›

• Layoff Announcements Are Tough – Twitter CEO Gets It Right (Mostly)

  By Michael Voss on October 13, 2015 • ( 0 )

  [Our Perspective by Michael Voss and Jennifer Rock] Layoffs are tough on everyone involved, which might explain why layoff announcements typically suck. Good examples are almost impossible to find because vague, mechanical and heartless messages are the favored approach.  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took a… Read More ›

• Stop Spitting on Joey and Take the Glove Off Your Head: Universal Leadership Lessons from a 3rd Grade Baseball Coach

  By Michael Voss on August 6, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  [Our Perspective by Michael Voss] Lessons on leadership are available anywhere you look these days – from social media to bookstore shelves to your boss’s corner office. But if you really want the inside scoop on what it takes to… Read More ›

• Five Ways to Stop Wasting Communication Resources

  By Michael Voss on May 5, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  [Our Perspective by Michael Voss and Jennifer Rock] We’re fast approaching the halfway point of the calendar year – a time when companies often scrutinize progress toward annual goals and tighten team budgets accordingly. Knowing full well that Internal Communications… Read More ›