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Nov 17, 2009 Today’s 10 Worst Phrases to Use in Business In January 2009, YouGov published their list of the 10 worst business sayings. Some I more than agreed with (“thinking outside of the box,” “blue-sky thinking,” “heads up”); some didn’t… Read More
Nov 16, 2009 Building Your Wow Factor I was recently interview by Vince Thompson at CBS’ Smart Planet on “Building Your Wow Factor.” Vince writes: We know it when we see it and feel it. Rarely do… Read More
Nov 7, 2009 Don’t Get Flustered, Get Factual There appears to be an epidemic of inappropriateness pervading the job interview world these days. Several people I know have gotten questions that left them, literally, speechless—and one wasn’t so… Read More
Sep 28, 2009 “Freedom’s Just Another Word…” I’m guessing that those of you who’ve listened to the Grateful Dead (actively or passively) can finish the above phrase. For those of you who haven’t, it ends,”for nothing left… Read More
Sep 18, 2009 Mic Snatching Aside, Kanye’s Apology Didn’t Wow As has been endlessly discussed, Kanye West snatched the microphone from Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech at the Music Awards. What has received less press is his apology on… Read More
Aug 25, 2009 So You Want Your Kid Out of the Basement…. Summer’s come– and now gone– and while it was fun to have your college-graduate around the house for a few months, their persistent non-response to, “Have you thought about what… Read More
Aug 23, 2009 “No Sweat” Makes Me Sweat I did a quick Tweet the other day on my aversion to mixing slang and bodily functions, and received so much mail about it that it occurred to me I… Read More
Aug 11, 2009 Victimhood is Powerful- but it Doesn’t Wow This past weekend, some young chums of mine (10 and 7) took part in a lifeguarding clinic. One of the elements practiced was how to signal to a guard that… Read More
Aug 4, 2009 Bananas Have Their Own Bag An alternative title for “Did They Wow?” has always been, “ThingsI”mNotAvailableFor.com” Among these things, people who put fruit and vegetables in plastic bags at the supermarket or farm stand. Now,… Read More
Jul 20, 2009 Let’s Get Interactive Hello, hello: Up until now, “Did They Wow?” was a forum for commentary on the wow factor of various public figures. What I’d like to do now is create a… Read More

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