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Topic: Merriam-Webster Inc.

  

Grammatical Usage: Are We Concepting Yet?

"To con•cept (knspt)--con•cepted (knspt-ed)--con•cept•ing (knspt-ing) v. 1. A process whereby ideas are generated for the purpose of creatively solving a problem: 'The team set aside some time for concepting in order to ...READ MORE

What's the Word?

Let the zeitgeist watch begin. With time running out on 2005, some popular Websites have begun to look back at what we've all been looking for. In recent days, AOL, Lycos, and Merriam-Webster released their lists of the most-searched ...READ MORE

Yay, Blog!

Merriam-Webster, the dictionary folks, have put out its annual list of the 10 most popular words of the year. The list is put together from the number of online lookups at its site. And the winner is... "blog." Yay, blog! I assume ...READ MORE

THE SPIRIT OF EXPANSION

            What exactly is an entrepreneur and how does it relate to small business expansion? There are many differing views on what makes someone worthy of this ...READ MORE

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7 Keys to Effective Listening

Dynamic communication is one of the keys to success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success.  If you want to become a dynamic communicator, you need to develop three skills: conversation, writing and presenting.  The ...READ MORE

Stretch: Becoming Resilient in Times of Change

When positive or negative changes happen–and they always do–there is only one certainty: The resilient survive and the maladaptive do not. READ MORE

Two Leadership Principles that spark a Company

In their book, The Leadership Challenge (Kouzes and Posner, 2002) the authors, through their extensive research, have correlated five fundamental practices that leaders exemplify. The principles include; challenge the process, ...READ MORE

Defining Innovation

It seems for many something as simple as defining innovation can be a challenge.  Of course, it’s not that surprising.  Innovation is one of those words that are plagued with a surfeit of meanings.  With a quick look at ...READ MORE

My Favorite Bookmarks - Lavonne Luquis

Picks from the President and CEO of Latino.com.READ MORE

Blogs for Small and Medium Business

As with any new business tool, it's important for businesses of all sizes to assess whether blogs are worth the time and effort needed to create and sustain them.READ MORE

The Virus of Marketing

When it comes to getting a message out with little time, minimal budgets, and maximum effect, nothing on earth beats a virus.READ MORE

Take This McJob and Love It

McDonald's is miffed at the editors of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary for the recent inclusion of the term "McJob" to mean "low-paying and dead-end work." CEO Jim Cantalupo says the word is insulting to people working in the ...READ MORE

Dude -- Chill on the Slang, It Is So Not Cool in the Workplace

Today is Thursday, so this post is on dynamic communication. I’ve sung the praises of Women’s Edge Magazine in this blog on several occasions, the most recent being Monday of this week.  If you missed it, you might want to ...READ MORE

Graduate USC's New Program, Demand Friends Call You "Dr. Innovation"

A new program at the University of Southern California will give diplomas in innovation...what exactly that means, we don't know.READ MORE

Face Time: Donna Dubinsky

Donna Dubinsky is half of the duo that turned the PalmPilot into the fastest-selling consumer product in history. So what's her killer app?READ MORE