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You’re Using Business Jargon To Avoid Solving Problems–Here’s How To Stop

You can’t “drill down” and “synergize” your way out of every work-related bind.

I’d been hired to help Ross with his new firm’s rebranding, but I sensed problems that ran deeper than just a stale brand. Ross was under a lot of pressure from himself as well as the firm. He was just three months in as chief marketing officer (CMO) and had moved his family cross-country to take the position. So the pressure was personal.

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3 Rules For Creative Workers To Keep Their Business In Order

Maybe art can’t be rushed, but even the most creative work has deadlines to abide by when it enters the marketplace.

A couple of weeks ago, the musician Lauryn Hill arrived two hours late to a concert in Atlanta, much to the consternation of her fans. Later, the singer, who’s rather notorious for late arrivals and the occasional no-show, explained on Facebook that the reason she sometimes shows up late isn’t because she doesn’t care.

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