by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 9, 2018
Communication skills are “dramatically more important” today than they were twenty years ago. That’s according former Cisco CEO, John Chambers, whose track record is nothing short of astonishing. In his twenty years as CEO, Chambers grew the networking company from...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 5, 2018
Seven minutes is all it took for a cyber attack to cripple thousands of companies in 2017. That’s according to a new Symantec marketing campaign which references the NotPetya malware attack that struck thousands of companies. The ads suggest, of course, that if the...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 5, 2018
When I was working as a full-time business news anchor and reporter, I began to notice a trend. The CEOs who had strong public speaking skills and who were better television guests made a habit of soliciting feedback after their performance — from everyone. They...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 4, 2018
According to a new Wall Street Journal survey of 4,800 travelers, the three best large U.S. airports are Denver, Orlando, and Phoenix, in that order. The airports were ranked on 15 metrics such as convenience, flight cancellations, on-time arrivals, etc. Dig deeper...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 2, 2018
Most people have a hard time digesting highly technical information because they simply don’t speak the language of the scientists delivering the content. And that’s why the scientists behind the 1,600-page National Climate Assessment took a simple step to help people...