"For your own good" is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction. Janet Frame Why do you write business proposals? Same reason we do! We write proposals to win more business, pay our bills and send the kids to college. Same as you, I guess! … [Read more...]
4 Step Formula for Better Business Proposals
August 30, 2010 by
One of the secrets to writing successful proposals is to write the proposals backwards. Ok, I don’t mean line by line backwards. What I mean is identify the problems first and then write the proposal to address these problems. I've been reading Business Proposals for a client all week (I assess … [Read more...]
The Secret of Warren Buffett’s Writing Style
June 28, 2010 by
What I like about Warren Buffets Annual Reports is that he says so much with so few words. And loses nothing in the process. For those of us who make a living writing business documents there are a few lessons to be learnt here. Why The Executive Summary is Important The Executive Summary of any … [Read more...]
17 Ways to Write 75 Emails a Day
June 27, 2010 by
As someone who runs their own company, lost time is lost money. And, it’s no different if you work for someone else. Lost time = lost money. Every minute counts. ‘Help me answer every email in the same biz day!’ I got this from a good friend a while back and this is what I wrote back to … [Read more...]
Can She Lead? Are Women Better Managers Than Men?
June 17, 2010 by
The Harvard Business Review asks What the U.S. Can Learn From Europe About Gender Equality in the Workplace, and then Can She Lead? These articles raise the sensitive issue of: whether women make good bosses, want to be bosses and (slightly controversially), will men support … [Read more...]