PHIL SIMON
Thoughts on getting the best of both worlds.
Category: Communication
“Constantly talking isn’t necessarily communicating.”
―Charlie Kaufman
Category: Communication
Unplugging at Work: My Interview With Vicki Salemi
I sit down with the journalist to talk about the best ways to draw lines at work.
Why Most Business Case Studies Fail
If they’re so important, then why do they usually suck?
What I Learned Writing for Inc.
Lessons from my year as a scribe at an über-popular site.
Reflections on the One-Year Anniversary of Message Not Received
Has business communication improved or exacerbated?
Message Not Received Wins Axiom Award
I won’t lie. These types of things don’t suck.
Never Confuse Can and Should
A really bad visual serves as an important reminder.
Can e-mail do this?
Thoughts on the silliness of using e-mail as a task- or project-management tool.
The Perils of Jargon and Excessive E-Mail
My Interview with Josh Bernoff on Message Not Received.
6 Radical Ways to Reduce E-Mail
What to do when simple, polite, and politically correct methods no longer work.