by Margot Carmichael Lester | May 30, 2023 | What-Not
Want to be a more effective communicator? We've pulled together our top tips to help you be more influential and have more impact. I'm also running a month-long special during Effective Communications Month (June), if you want more in-depth, personalized coaching....
by Margot Carmichael Lester | May 23, 2023 | What-Not
We love a good cause around here and one of the efforts we're supporting is the SAFE Sharks & Rays program. I've always been fascinated by sharks and rays (despite having never seen JAWS) and been concerned about how they're impacted by over-fishing. That's why I...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Apr 11, 2023 | What-Not
We've all been there. We've sent someone a message asking them to do something we totally could do ourselves in less time than it takes to ask them to do it. Or we come off a little snippy when we don't really mean to but we're in a hurry. Let's try to do better....
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Apr 4, 2023 | What-Not
Here are the most-read posts from Q123, plus a bonus revisit! Some thoughts on grammar I'm not saying we shouldn't care about grammar. I'm just saying we need to care differently about it. And when it does matter, we can be more efficient with corrections if we wait...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Mar 14, 2023 | E'ship, What-Not
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been an agency owner for almost half my life. This 12 March marked three decades since the end of my time as an FTE for someone else. I admit at the time I thought I’d freelance for a while till I found my next gig. But I got and stayed...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Feb 21, 2023 | What-Not
I'm a big proponent of scholastic journalism. After all, it's where I got my start. I was on my high school paper and filed a weekly report to the local paper's school page. One of my opinion essays even won an award from the state press association (see below). These...