Topic

writing

A collection of 3 issues

Writing memos

Memos are the litmus test of good thinking. The best business thinkers and leaders are prolific writers. Emails, slide decks, meeting notes, memos and plans - that is how business is done. That is how thinking is done. One of my first jobs out of college was as a commercial

Newsletters are dead. Long live the newsletter

I hate the term "newsletter". It's actually quite inappropriately named. Who wants to read or watch the news these days? It's that term "news", implying some douche (or collection of douches) are mindlessly ranting or repeating the prompters bidding on cable television. I already read the important stuff on twitter

Why I Decided to Blog (And Why You Should Too)

It's interesting to reflect upon, but I've been writing in different professional capacities for a while now. Originally as a loan underwriter for commercial loans and over time I've had to write for a diversity of mediums and audiences: from website and product FAQ's, to a social media policy at