My Experience in Removing Language Barriers
Working in a country that does not speak your native language can be challenging, especially when trying to communicate technical...
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Jeff O'Dea
- Nov 15
- 2 min
Language Barriers: What Is the Goal of Communication?
The first rule of communicating in English is to understand what the goal of communication is. That goal, very simply is… ‘To understand...
Jim Oldach
- Oct 27
- 3 min
How to Communicate the Value of Asset Criticality to Senior Management
In today's industrial settings, management is constantly being challenged to demonstrate the cost versus benefit when requesting...
John Parker
- Sep 28
- 4 min
Career Success Depends on Effective Communication with Executive Leaders
I have had people throughout my career ask me to define Leadership as it is often confused with managing. Once I give my opinion, the...
Tom Moriarty
- Sep 13
- 4 min
How to Get Senior Leaders to Do Their Jobs (and keep accountability where it belongs)
One of the questions I get when people learn that I’ve written a book on leadership is “How can I get senior leaders to do their job?”...
Amelia Loken
- Aug 9
- 4 min
Bridging Communication Gaps with Google Live Transcribe
I was in denial for a few years. Sure, my husband and teenage sons had developed a terrible habit of mumbling. And though I’m a proud...
LaRhonda Julien
- Jul 28
- 4 min
Effective Communication Across Generations and Cultures
Organizations waste a lot of money on errors - errors that are preventable. In 2019, Dynamic Signal reported that approximately $37...
Kamber Parker
- Jul 13
- 3 min
Embracing Intergenerational Communication In The Office
70% of young professionals (21-39 years old) express frustration when working with experienced professionals. The same can be said on the...
CWF
- Jul 7
- 1 min
You'll Like These 3 Months of Guest Insights!
Each month CWF provides guest insights related to a technical topic involving big decisions with high complexity and uncertainty....
Dean Moss
- Jun 28
- 2 min
The Magic of Communicating the Benefits and Complexities of Land Conservation
The conservation of natural systems is critical to the survival of our species. In most places in the developed world, it is not an easy...
Bill Holman
- Jun 21
- 5 min
The Journey of Communicating the Benefits of Land Conservation and Watershed Protection
Land conservation and restoration have many moving parts and many uncertainties. Technical expertise is needed to understand aspects...
Rebecca Bowyer
- May 31
- 4 min
Powerful Tips on Communicating Funding Alternatives to Board Members
This guest article is a lightning round with Rebecca Bowyer, Engineering Director at ReWa in Greenville, South Carolina. Becca has worked...
Angie Mettlen
- May 10
- 3 min
Helping Local Leaders Grasp Funding Programs through Clear Communication
For local utility management, board members, and elected officials, infrastructure funding, especially in the form of grants, can elicit...
Maggie Monast
- Apr 19
- 3 min
Supporting Farmers to Build Resilience to Climate Change: The Power of Communication
If there’s one thing that every person on this earth understands, it’s food. Food is part of every day; it sustains our energy, provides...
Doug Newton
- Apr 13
- 5 min
To Be or Not To Be? Communicating and Implementing Cover Crops
Most of us need a reason to change. There are questions that need to be answered to facilitate that change. Sometimes the answers we seek...
Michael Guns
- Mar 14
- 5 min
Leadership, Legacy, and Longevity: Part 2: Communicating for Your Reliability Journey
With a company’s journey toward reliability in maintenance there is an inherent need to understand the path and means to get toward that...
Michael Guns
- Mar 8
- 5 min
Leadership, Legacy, and Longevity: Starting A Maintenance Reliability Journey
Maintenance, many times, is done "right now" as opposed to planning out for a more advantageous result. Questions about maintenance and...
Gustavo Vinueza
- Feb 27
- 3 min
6 Tips That Improve Business Presentations from Dashboard and UX Design
Visualization is part of every business presentation. These six quick visualization tips from the dashboard and UX design space will...
Joe Mantua
- Feb 22
- 2 min
My Top 3 Tips for Moving Communication to a Decision Point
When it comes to communicating to influence or help get to a decision point, I like to focus on three things. Whether it's your boss,...
JD Solomon
- Dec 30, 2022
- 3 min
The Powerful “Communicating with FINESSE” Guest Articles of 2022
There are a lot of keen insights in the 2022 guest articles for improving communication skills. Looking back on this bold collection...
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