by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
I’m feeling Shakespearean. Juliet: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) In this speech, Juliet is essentially pooh-poohing the importance of names. She’s...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Do you find yourself saying the same – or similar – things over and over in email? Do you dig through old emails to find that great response you sent so-and-so last month? Templates are time-saving tools where you save and recycle verbiage for future use. When I am...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
You’ve seen them, emailed them, downloaded them, and printed them – PDFs that is. PDF stands for “Portable Document Format” and PDFs are the standard way of transmitting files across different hardware, software, and operating systems. A PDF is a great way to send a...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
From time to time we all are vulnerable to the lure of “mobile multitasking.” It seems so convenient to quickly respond to an email or text while you are in the middle of a meeting or another task (such as driving). If you are among the scores of businesspeople...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
“There’s all this paper everywhere, and it’s not even mine!” ~Anonymous client Despite the predominance of projectors, laptops, iPads, and shared servers, there just seems to be no substitute for a stack of handouts sitting on a table when you walk into a...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Managing your time well means getting the best return on the investment of the minutes and hours you devote to activities in and out of work. Companies invest approximately $1,280 per employee annually in professional development activities. When you opt to...
