One of the most powerful communications tools still remains the pen and paper. While technologies such as blogs, video and photo sharing sites, and phones that can capture and post all of that content, have helped to create a 24/7, always-on communications and news cycle, it has only enhanced how powerful a simple pen and piece of paper can be. Now, you’re probably starting to reach this post and think I’m insane. But, what I’m referring to is not writing memos, or publishing newspaper articles, capturing notes during a meeting or anything like that. I’m talking about the power that a simple hand-written note can wield. Notice, I did say hand-written.

Manners are another side of the journey every child makes from helplessness to autonomy.

A recent trend among email-overloaded web developers who don't want to explain the basics of email etiquette to frequent senders is to set up a web page that does it instead—then reply to senders with a link to the page, or just include it in their sign

How to change the way the world sees you, one thank-you note at a time

Looking for answers to any manners woes? Someone tell you that you are less than classy? You've come to the right place. Anything you want to know about modern manners is here at your fingertips.

A simple, sincere “Thank you” can go a long way at work. As this story beautifully illustrates, Thank you’s are part of the “oil”, the social lubricant, that makes for good relationships in the workplace.

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