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Surviving the Media Circus, Without Becoming the Clown

Barry Levinson | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, Barry Levinson, Joe Wilson, Poliwood, Wag the Dog, Communications, Jfk, Hollywood, You Lie, Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, Media News

Communication -- the ability to connect and manipulate -- is perhaps the most interesting part of politics we can observe, and the most frightening.

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How to be Your Own Mediator: A Relationship Goal is Necessary for Aim

Grande Lum | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Conflict-Resolution, Mediation, Communications, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Relationships, Living News

As a mediator, I often ask the parties individually and collectively about their relationship goals.

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The Bailout Blow-Up One Year Later: Has Washington Learned?

Eddie Reeves | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Economic Collapse, Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street Crisis, Communications, Wall Street, Bailout, Business News

For leaders who understand the value of well-executed strategic communications efforts, there are at least five key lessons to be learned from the bailout disaster one year ago.

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Are Your Communications Building Shared Mindset?

Jon Younger | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Youtube, Communications, Ceo, Management, Rbl, Business News

How effective is your organization at managing communication?

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How to Be Your Own Mediator: Disconnect the Reaction from the Person

Grande Lum | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Relationships, Communication Skills, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Negotiation Tips, Work Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Work-Relationships, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Mediation, Communication Tips, Communications, Mediator, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Living News

When you can distance yourself from your response, you separate the reaction from yourself.

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Why Washington Needs to Keep Its Eye On the Cloud

Sean Donahue | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Congress, Twitter, Economy, Cyber Security, President Obama, Mobile Phones, Cloud Computing, Jobs, Information Technology, Facebook, Yahoo, Iphone, Internet, Federal Government, Youtube, Marketing, Communications, Technology, Hotmail, Gmail, salesforce.com, Innovation, Small Businesses, Google, White House, National Broadband, Politics News

Recognizing the power of cloud computing would create jobs, promote innovation and help organizations of all sizes become more competitive.

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How to be Your Own Mediator: Raise the Issue Swept Under the Rug

Grande Lum | Posted 09.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Relationships, Mediation, Communication Tips, Communication Skills, Mediator, Communications, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Living News

Unlike a comedian who has to setup a punch line carefully and wait for the right beat, you can come back to an issue that happened hours, weeks and even years ago to work things out.

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How to be Your Own Mediator: It's Me Not You

Grande Lum | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Relationship Lessons, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Conflict, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution Studies, Communications, Relationship Tips, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Living News

Identify your contribution to the conflict. By accepting your part and then taking responsibility, you give yourself the best chance possible for getting out of conflict.

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Tear Down the Walls: How to Move to Their Side

Grande Lum | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Relationships, Communications, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Influence, Communication, Living News

If you truly want to bridge the gap between you and the person across from you, sitting alongside is still the place to start.

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Create a Comfort Zone for the Other Person

Grande Lum | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Communications, How to Negotiate, Relationship Tips, Communication, Living News

If the the person your butting heads with is feeling safe, they are less likely to lose it.

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Life Without Television?

Aaron Harber | Posted 07.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Television, Digital TV Transition, News, Communications, Aaron Harber, Digital Conversion, Entertainment News

When I tuned in on Saturday, June 13th, indeed it was an unlucky day for me -- or was it?

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What Companies Can Learn from the Homeless

Simon Sinek | Posted 06.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Big Business, Small Business, Why, Homeless, Marketing, Communications, Business, Entrepreneurship, Communication, Business News

So what can companies learn from the homeless? Stop talking about yourselves and start talking about why anyone should care.

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Integrating Communication to Maximize Influence and Minimize Business Risk

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan | Posted 06.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Burson Marsteller, Competitiveness, Communications, Economic Crisis, Business News

Sincere and regular communication, such as walking the halls, checking in and putting a human face to the words on an internal memo, are critical to maintaining employee confidence.

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Tear Down the Walls: How to Imagine Their Internal Conflict Story

Grande Lum | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Conflict, Communications, How to Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Living News

Remember that another person has a positive intention.

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Tear Down the Walls: How to Find Your Internal Conflict

Grande Lum | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Work Relationships, Negotiation, Communications, Relationships, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Regulation, Living News

When you have conflict with someone else, look for the conflict inside yourself.

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iForget: How the iPhone Killed Memory

Matt Stewart | Posted 04.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Cell Phones, Iphone, Internet, Forget, Sociology, Mobile Phones, Web, Memory, Talk, Society, Cellphones, Communications, Technology, Cell Phone, Style News

The iPhone is a gorgeous, near-perfect device that reads minds and moves planets. It's also destroying the traditional concept of memory.

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Revolution.com: Coming to Cuba and Nothing Can Stop It

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 03.20.2009 | World

Read More: Politics, Internet, World, Censorship, Cuba, Human Rights, Cuban Revolution, Information Technology, Communications, World News

Even today, while behind closed doors they hold the closing ceremony of Information Technology 2009, already a new gap is opening somewhere, where we can pass without permission.

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New Beginnings And The Possible Dream

Anne Naylor | Posted 02.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Dreams, Human Spirit, Wealth, Positive Focus, Inspiration, Well-Being, Service, Purpose in Life, Communications, Queen Elizabeth II, The Possible Dream, Living News

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to c...

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Words That Worked in 2008 (and Some That Didn't): A Report Card

Michael Maslansky | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lists, Experience, Political Language, Words, Propoganda, Volt, Maverick, Political Persuasion, Buzzwords, Change, Drill, Surge, Bailout, Public Relations, 2008 Campaign, Subprime, Communications, Year in Review, Politics News

The following is our admittedly subjective ranking of the top ten words of 2008 and how well people used them.

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Tear Down The Walls -- How to Use Demands as Clues

Grande Lum | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Negotiations, Communications, Conflict Management, Business, Happiness, Communication, Office Conflict, Fights, Conflict Resolution, Anger Management, Living News

When you are surprised by your own flash of anger, you may not be fully conscious of your own desires. You may be missing the underlying needs that your own anger is revealing to you.

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Tear Down the Walls: How to Separate the Position From the Person

Grande Lum | Posted 12.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Work Relationships, Negotiations, Communications, Family Business Relationships, Communication, Happiness, Living News

A part of who we are is what we believe. This explains why we tend to assess other people's likeability and credibility based on their positions.

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10 Tips for Communicating in Tough Times

James Hoggan | Posted 12.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Jim Hoggan, Hoggan, Economy, Public Relations, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Economic Collapse, James Hoggan and Associates, Communications, James Hoggan, Business News

Here is some news you can use: 10 tips that have emerged over a public relations career of dealing with difficult announcements.

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Getting to Work

Mike Bonifer | Posted 12.07.2008 | Business

Throughout the campaign, this idea of getting down to work told us what kind of person we'd be getting as President.

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Thank You, Comedians!

Mike Bonifer | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

In the Age of Irony, there is no such thing as just a pig. It's what kind of joke you make about the pig that gets your point across. Its your mega-pig that counts.

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How Too Many Legal Contracts Are Costing Business

Charles H. Green | Posted 07.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Work for Hire Contracts, Production Costs, Spam, Warren Buffett, Luddites, Email Disclaimers, Communications, Media, Commercial Contracts, Contracts, Business News