by Margot Carmichael Lester | Apr 9, 2019 | Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
via GIPHY I was in college when I first had to fire someone. I was the ranking supervisor of the student team that ran the student union, and after several warnings by his direct supervisor, this employee was referred to me for not meeting the expectations laid out in...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Dec 3, 2018 | What-Not
I work with a bunch of current and former journalists, so most of our gifts revolve around newsroom clichés like coffee, booze and baked goods. It's hard to go wrong. But those may not be criteria that work for you. So I've come up with a short list of holiday gifts...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Sep 29, 2014 | Content & Content Operations, Guest Posts, Writing/How to Write
To close out Be Kind to Writers & Editors Month, here are some tips for doing just that from writer and editor Braulio Agnese. I know firsthand that Braulio knows how to do this--he was my editor at Architect magazine for several years and was nothing but nice....
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Feb 27, 2014 | Networking
Last night I went to a networking dinner for students at my alma mater. Unlike most of these somewhat painful events, at this one, the students were prepared and practiced so they interacted with the professionals easily. They had good 30-second "about me" intros, and...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Feb 5, 2014 | What-Not
You have a choice in how you correct someone who's made a mistake. You can assume the worst, that they're stupid or deliberately trying to undermine or go around you. And you can make them pay by smacking the crap out of them from your high horse. That might, might,...
