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.

"Here’s the second of my series of posts on my top twelve startup tips from TechStars this summer. It’s about finding and engaging great mentors..."

"It’s possible to tell the most difficult truths so that people are literally filled with gratitude afterwards. Follow this advice from The Relationship Survival Guide, and overcome what you fear the most about telling a life-defining truth..."

"Newlyweds are often asked ‘how’s married life?’ As with everything in life, the answer depends on you...."

Breaking down human behavior into rules might seem like a gross simplification. But even with the complexities, it is easy to fall into the same mistakes. If you make the wrong assumptions, you’ve lost before you begin...

A slow management environment sees the value in civility and fosters it graciously.

7 critical rules to understanding people -

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.