by Margaret E Ward | Dec 15, 2016 | Insights
One thing the corporate world does not need is more paperwork. Busy executives are already overwhelmed with emails, reports, documents, Powerpoint presentations. And on and on it goes. How can you possibly get your proposal heard – let alone approved – in the midst of...
by ClearInk Manager | Nov 24, 2016 | Insights
Margaret E. Ward Today, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving by gathering together to eat a turkey-centred dinner. But it’s the trimmings served around the turkey that reflect America more than the bird itself. Growing up in suburban New York, my Italian-American...
by Margaret E Ward | Oct 18, 2016 | Insights
When was the last time you did a thorough inventory of your business risks? Did it include a communications audit? Yes, you read that correctly. Do you know how effectively your employees, from the top down, write and present information? It is worth finding out...
by Margaret E Ward | Oct 18, 2016 | Entrepreneurship blog, Insights
Sometimes satire is exactly the crowbar we need to get right inside the truth. We absolutely loved Sarah Cooper’s hilarious Nine Non-Threatening Leadership Strategies for Women, which went viral just over a month ago and which might be even more timely than ever,...
by Margaret E Ward | Sep 26, 2016 | Insights
Have you ever found yourself looking blankly at the computer screen, wondering how to begin an email? Yes, we have too because we know just how important that first impression can be. How you begin an email can make or break the relationship with your reader. You...
by Margaret E Ward | Jun 7, 2016 | Insights
Is thought leadership important? Thought leadership is having a moment, but what is it and is it important? In the second edition of our Broadly Speaking podcast, we asked Karl Deeter, columnist and financial analyst with Irish Mortgage Brokers, and Sandra Healy, head...