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  • Visuals versus Text: What Makes You Say “A-Ha” Faster?
    Published 27 May 2009
    In a previous entry, “Why Communicate Visually,” it was asserted and backed by scientific study that communicating visually is a far easier and quicker way to comprehend both simple and complex information for 8 out of 10 people. Skeptical...
  • Why Communicate Visually?
    Published 26 February 2009
    This is a lesson from our new eCourse called Communicating Visually , which was authored by yours truly. If you were to ask every manager on Earth to list their five least favorite managerial activities, all of them would include "putting out fires" on...
  • Winners Over-Deliver – Are you a Winner?
    Published 24 February 2009
    There are some statements that are used to death, that when I hear them I simply roll my eyes (or gag). Statements like: “Our company exceeds client expectations.” “We offer value-added services.” Or my personal favorite: “We...
  • Video: a Cartoon That Makes it Easy to Understand the Credit Crisis
    Published 20 February 2009
    When I was perusing some of my favorite blogs this morning I came across these two videos which artfully use visualization to explain a complex economic problem, the 2008-2009 credit crisis. The cartoon probably doesn't address some of the important nuances...
  • Managers: Your Projects Fail Because Your Communication Stinks
    Published 13 February 2009
    The most frustrating part of project management is when people on your team screw up the directions. You told them to do X, they did Y, and so forth. It happens all the time, especially on projects that are unfamiliar or new to your team. And when someone...


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