Cornerstones features the writings of Jennifer StJohn and the Fusion Group editorial team. Enjoy these insightful and engaging essays for a different take on business, life and the pursuit of success and serenity.
One Core Story…
Who can argue that each individual is possessed of a unique voice, expressing a special communication style? Who can argue that this divine expression is a personal and un-duplicatable gift, which should not be tampered or tainted?
Yet when an individual goes to work for an organization, their voice becomes one of many; comprising a single piece of an orchestrated communication
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“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson, Writer, Philosopher, (1803 –1882)
It’s been a dark time: financially, politically, emotionally. It’s been easy to see the comets, burning brightly for a second then flaming out.
Look again – People going to work. Serving silently.
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Pitch a Conversation
“I went to a presentation once and a conversation broke out!”
— With apologies to Professional Hockey
Something goes haywire in the mind when you’re invited to “Pitch…” The normal intelligence which drives your business behavior short circuits and you fall back to the basic question: “What am I going to say?”
Why Are You Here…
Seems like we’ve all been to that meeting where much was discussed and very little got accomplished. We may be able to offer some encouragement.
Most of us get in trouble in meetings and presentations because we are all trained to view communication as a “one-way” thing (where we say what’s on our mind); or as a “two-way” thing (where everybody says what’s on their
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