Archive for February, 2010

Better Business Writing – starting next Monday

Powerful and persuasive writing requires multiple inputs: grammar and vocabulary, creativity and clarity, emotion and persuasion, experience and flair. The average executive however is not going to need to churn out creative writing masterpieces  or poetic verses to stir the soul. What he/she will need to do most of the time is to write clearly [...]


A Conversation on Management in the Public Sector

A web article based on remarks by William A. Eaton Assistant US Secretary of State for Administration (2001-2005) with some useful ideas about management for everyone particularly public sector and development sector folks Good morning, everyone.  I want to talk to you today about reframing the conversation on management in the State Department. Let me [...]


Six Realities of Change Management

There are lot’s of things to take care of when introducing change in an organization – and there are lot’s of myths and hype as well about what works and what doesn’t. Change management is as complex as human beings are – so there aren’t any easy answers or recipes for success. But here’s a [...]