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HAVE SOME RED HERRINGS FOR BREAKFAST.

(originally posted December 17, 2010) Since we’re often recruiting people with no previous experience in what we’re about, the danger of “a little knowledge” is always there. Every few years, someone will come to one of the groups that I’ve … Continue reading

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Just say it, and then shut up.

(originally posted July 10, 2010) A rant on effective communication No claims here to being a great communicator, but the beam in my own eye still allows me to see the motes in some others. I once knew someone who, … Continue reading

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“I’m Earl Scheib and I’ll endorse ANYTHING for only $29.95.”

(originally posted November 25, 2009) How many of us even remember Earl Scheib?  No matter.  The point is:  What the hell does it matter to anyone that Earl Scheib endorses something?  (…which he did not.  He’s long dead, of course.) … Continue reading

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