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Inappropriate Email… Huh?
Sometimes, trying to clarify something can make it less clear. Sometimes, trying to explain the rules can make them harder to follow. You'll understand better once you read this article... enjoy.
The Return of the Memo Conundrum
This is part two of the article "Inappropriate Email...Huh?" Sometimes, finding the right words for in-house memos can be SO difficult.

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Lesson #2: Who Said Shaving And Sports Do Not Go Together?
In a memo Gillette sent out to all of his company directors in 1912, he wrote, “The whole success of this business depends on advertising.” Indeed, Gillette did not only popularize the modern razor and usher in a new culture of disposable commodities. He also introduced a new way of thinking when it came to advertising.

5 Questions Great Managers Ask (and They Aren't Hard!)
Remember the Pareto Principle. Aka the 80:20 rule. Well, here's something much, much easier! Answer these questions every day. Consider your responses thoughtfully, or with your team maybe. Or with your coach, or trusted friend. Or simply have a little memo taped up somewhere you can't miss it. 5 Questions. Try it for a week, a month - get the habit. It will make your business. It will make your people. It will make you...
Pure Evangelism: How to Get Great Candidates
Any article that starts off by advising you to tell potential employees that working at your company is a stepping stone to great jobs in other companies is okay by me. Penelope Trunk does this in "Memo to Human Resources: New Ways to Get Great Candidates." Her recommendations include:
Ghosting On the Job; How to Capture Someone Else’s Style in Writing
When you take a job at a company, whether you’re hired as a writer or not, being asked to write a memo or some other kind of document for someone that you work with is pretty common. Perhaps the person who's asked you to do the writing is busy or perhaps you know a bit more about the subject than they do—either way, ghostwriting requires being able to capture the “author’s” personal style on the page.
Telstra unveils Twitter policy - here's why your business needs one too
Telecommunications giant Telstra has developed a six-page memo for its employees detailing how they should behave on Twitter and other social networking sites. Telstra has ordered that staff must participate in "social media training programs" before they make any claims or comments about the company on these sites.

Demythologizing the McElroy Memo
In the canon of English-language writings on brands and brand management, few documents possess the stature of the legendary McElroy Memorandum known as "Brand Man". In this article, Stanley Moss offers an analysis of McElroy's narrow focus, how brands have grown up around the memo, and how marketing is now simply a fractional part of branding.
12 Steps to Implementing Anything in Your Business: Step Two: Define Your Assignment in Writing
Ideally you need to be able to sit down with your staff, define the assignment verbally, answer any questions there may be, and then issue a written memo outlining what has been agreed. While all of this may seem very simple and management 101, the giving of assignments is usually not treated with the consideration and respect it deserves.
Creating Intelligent Action Takers
You need "Risk Takers." You need "Mavericks." Identify every employee in that category and empower him or her to go out and get the job done. So what if they bend the rules sometimes. As long as they don't break the law, violate corporate core values or embarrass the company, "Turn Them Loose." You have everything to gain and nothing to lose. The employees will see this as a demonstration of trust and empowerment. Word will travel fast. Promote that concept. Send a monthly memo to everyone praising individuality that result in improvements. Title your memo, "OFF the CUFF" for it's informal straight talking honest feedback from the top. Reward and recognize the risk takers. Commend the change agents. Then align both management and the employees behind the new vision.
Defining Value from the Customers Perspective
Some 'best practices' are too important to assume they are understood...and 'practiced.' This article talks about one of my personal favorites. It involves two radio stations and a buggy whip manufacturer. Oh yes, and a website developer that struggled for 6 years before she got the memo on this best practice. The concept is simple, execution tough. Every business must understand why their customer's buy from them, something few bother to do. And consultants are the worst. Stop talking about 'What You Sell/Do' and start explaining 'What's In It For ME (the customer!).
Message Always Trumps Resume
Memo to Entrepreneurs: Whether applying for a job, running for political office or closing a deal, message always trumps resume.

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