by Margot Carmichael Lester | Oct 25, 2022 | What-Not
'Tis the season to start on your organization's end-of-year season's greetings. We've got you covered with tips and tactics for a successful and less stressful creative process! 4 ways to use business holiday cards 9 tips for great business holiday cards How to write...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Oct 11, 2022 | What-Not
After the COVID hiatus, in-person conferences are back. I've been to two so far this year, the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference as an attendee and the Environmental Educators of North Carolina Conference as a presenter and attendee. This week, I'm presenting at the...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Sep 20, 2022 | What-Not
We're big proponents of voting around here. We take time off for voter registration drives, get-out-the-vote activities and early and Election Day voting. So when we saw this email ahead of National Voter Registration Day from Luno, we were delighted! We're proud to...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Sep 6, 2022 | What-Not
A colleague wasn't getting good results from emails and Slack messages. They knew their writing wasn't effective didn't know why. When they spoke directly to someone, they were very effective. When they asked me to take a look, two things stood out to immediately:...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Aug 10, 2022 | What-Not
It's amazing how such tiny little marks prompt such big feelings. Punctuation -- especially commas -- create more tension in workplaces that the person who cooks fish in the break room microwave. (I need a new example since so few of us work anywhere near a break room...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jul 21, 2022 | What-Not
Assuming you treat them right -- and I'm going to assume readers of this blog do -- the people who work for you are among your most effective influencers ambassadors. Leveraging their good will is an important tool for sustaining or growing your organization. Their...
