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Choose Your Modifiers Carefully

Mon, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
During times of crisis it is not unusual to see formal communication include more than its fair share of adjectives and adverbs to help set a narrative. While the need for transparency and expedient communication is strong, it’s worth a few extra moments to perform a formal modifier check. Case in point, I’m seeing a
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My #20NTC Session Is Now A Free Webinar

Fri, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
While the decision to cancel #20NTC was disappointing, it’s been equally heartening to see the community members and the organization step up to help fill the void. To that end, NTEN has been aggregating a list of free webinars developed from what would have been conference sessions. We’re excited and humbled to see so many
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A Matter Of Shared Sacrifice As Layoffs And Furloughs Increase

Fri, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
When the housing bubble fueled economic downturn hit, we heard a great deal about the concept of shared sacrifice. This is where one group of stakeholders won’t be asked to make larger concessions than others. While the concept was implemented with varying degrees of sincerity, groups that engaged in a meaningful approach to shared sacrifice
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Stay Safe. Stay Positive. 

Wed, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
As has been the case for most, it has been a relentlessly busy 10 days. To that end, just a few quick links and pointers today: Joe Patti has been doing a great job tracking a number of resources to help groups manage the myriad of COVID-19 considerations. His recent posts have focused on a
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LA Opera Determines Allegations of Sexual Harassment Against Domingo Are Credible

Wed, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
With all the COVID-19 news, you may have missed the LA Opera’s announcement that their investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against former General Director Plácido Domingo confirmed 10 counts of credible accusations. An article written by Jessica Gelt in the 3/10/2020 edition of the LA Times provides a good bit of detail. Here are some
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