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Here’s What You Need To Know About Writing At Work

Excellent writing skills are key to a successful business career. From emailing with a client to proposing a new plan to your boss, writing is important and it can make or break your career. Fortunately for those that don’t feel very confident in their written communication skills, business experts say there are plenty of steps you can take to better your skills. Natalie Canavor has written several books on the topic, such as Business Writing Today and Business Writing in the Digital Age. She writes that poor communication can affect any age of professional. However, younger workers seem to have the most trouble. It is a problem that is plaguing the younger generations as they find themselves immersed in a social media culture. Canavor writes that while older workers seem to value the crucial skill of business communication, young people seem to lack one important thing. Fortunately, Canavor says there are plenty of ways to improve communication.  

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The Critical Steps In Developing A Non-Profit

Getting an organization up and running for a charitable purpose is an exciting venture. It’s a wonderful opportunity to take on social, environmental, or health issues that are important to you.
Just as with any project, it’s easy to get caught up in the big dreams and lose track of the nuts-and-bolts reality of operating the organization. It’s the same trap seen by businesses who put too much attention on the trappings of entrepreneurship and forget that it’s about a day-in, day-out process of managing and improving, leaving nothing to chance and thinking always of the future. [Read more…] about The Critical Steps In Developing A Non-Profit