Tag: Mark Twain
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Words Matter
Whether in an email, tweet, post, letter or business doc, words matter. In fact, likely more than in verbal communication. It’s often said that communication is a two-way street. But, many times, we write only thinking of what we want to convey and don’t consider the parsing of words that takes place when someone receives…
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While you’re thinking about what your New Year’s Resolution should be…
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
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Grappling with the change that new systems bring
Change is good. Really? My observation is that few people accept change easily…which seems to indicate that they aren’t convinced that change is good. Mark Twain once said, “I’m for progress, it’s change I don’t care for.” Does that sound like someone you know? Implementing information management systems is a notoriously tough business…with a lot…
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Mark Twain on Change
Mark Twain once wrote, “I’m all for progress. It’s change I don’t like.”