Author Archives: dawn

Is Your Writing Giving Off Negative Body Language?

Since social psychologist Amy Cuddy became a TED talk star, many of us have become aware of the nuanced ways in which our body language shapes not only our social interactions but also our self-concept. If you’ve watched Cuddy’s TED talk, then you may already [...]

Three Powerful Ways to Simplify Complexity Without “Dumbing It Down”

We live in a world where sound bites rule the airwaves and tweeting contests among political candidates have replaced intelligent public debate. In business, the one-pager rules. Strategic plans are now compressed into placemats and funding requests into short pitch decks. At the same time, [...]

Why “New” is Seldom your Strongest Selling Point

One definition of innovator might be “someone who’s in love with the new.” When you see the world through innovator eyes, you see the potential to do things differently. While everyone around you thinks things are running along just fine, you see how they could [...]

Do you hate writing as much as I hate exercising?

A young engineer recently confessed to me, “I hate writing. I’d rather get my fingernails pulled out.” I get it because I feel the same way about exercising. But I’m five-foot-two with a chocolate habit and an underactive thyroid, so I don’t really have a [...]