Business Communication
Communication tools map
See full discussion at How to Save the World. Related: Current communication ecosystem Wireless addiction
Richard Brisebois
Edward Tufte
The guru of quantitative information display
His field is almost sui generis, containing bits and pieces of art direction, data-crunching, economics, historical research, and plain old expository writing. It’s often labeled “information architecture,” or “analytic design.” Tufte himself describes it many ways, but one is drawn from a classic piece of science writing: “escaping
Business Basics
MBA graduates still in demand
In spite of recent concerns in the business school world that MBA degrees do not teach students skills that companies need, recruiters are increasingly giving the professional services firms a run for their money when it comes to recruiting newly minted MBAs directly from business school. These days companies such
CEO
CEOs behind bars
Ten of the most high-profile chief executives and chief financial officers behind bars in the US and the UK are serving a total of 134 years. The oldest will be an octogenarian when he is released, assuming he serves his full sentence, and the youngest will be 47. 1.
Job interview
Interviewing with IBM
Passion and preparation please. What can a candidate do to impress you? Clearly, we would expect people to have strong academic achievement. But it's your delivery and the way that you talk about your aspirations that really make a difference and leave an impression with the interviewer. A
I fire you. Let me count the ways
Voicemail: The company hasn't been doing well. We've had to let some people go, and you've been affected. As of today, you're off the payroll. Letter: One food processing plant in California sent 1,000 workers a letter at home, telling them
Wall Street to get email guidelines
The guidelines represent nearly two years of work by a committee of N.Y.S.E. Regulation and NASD, Wall Street firms and lawyers, as well as contributions by the Securities and Exchange Commission. They are intended to clarify how forms of communication unimaginable when the rules were last revised,
Ling- English
Mintzberg on MBA programs
I describe the MBA in the book as a degree from 1908 with a 1950s strategy. Because the degree was created in 1908 and business schools have had no new degree since 1908 and the strategy was set up based on a couple of reports in the 1950s which made
Information richness
Wikis in Plain English
An excellent explanation of what wikis are and how they work. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY] Thanks to the people at Common Craft.
Business Communication
The workforce reduction notification is currently in progress
"Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated." So read an email sent to 400 RadioShack employees. Q: Is the medium appropriate to the message and to the audience?
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Current communication ecosystem
Source: Readwriteweb.com
Teaching and Learning
Creativity and Innovation
Note to self: This could be the "personal" part of the course. If so, what would the "organizational" part look like? clipped from www.businessweek.com I have a vision for each person who takes the course. I want him—or her—to passionately love what