http://www.ableandhow.com/blog/change/are-you-rescuing-cats-from-a-tree Communication, organisational communication, change management and people. And some other things... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:42:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.ableandhow.com/blog/change/are-you-rescuing-cats-from-a-tree/comment-page-1#comment-3661 Kate Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:02:36 +0000 http://www.ableandhow.com/blog/?p=687#comment-3661 I find myself increasingly rescuing half-dead rodents from cats, but I think that's unrelated. I recently calculated that I spend a frustrating large portion of my time proof-reading and editing people's communications - emails or blogs mostly. Just finished one now. There's a graphic designer in the team who gets to do the dressing up ... It's fascinating I appear to be the only one who understands sentences and paragraphs and can spot an errant apostrophe. But happily the events I organized have all been business-focused. And I'm only prepared to go to meetings that are relevant to my work and serve expensive pastries. I find myself increasingly rescuing half-dead rodents from cats, but I think that’s unrelated.
I recently calculated that I spend a frustrating large portion of my time proof-reading and editing people’s communications – emails or blogs mostly. Just finished one now. There’s a graphic designer in the team who gets to do the dressing up … It’s fascinating I appear to be the only one who understands sentences and paragraphs and can spot an errant apostrophe. But happily the events I organized have all been business-focused. And I’m only prepared to go to meetings that are relevant to my work and serve expensive pastries.

]]> http://www.ableandhow.com/blog/change/are-you-rescuing-cats-from-a-tree/comment-page-1#comment-3648 Sean Trainor Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:37:41 +0000 http://www.ableandhow.com/blog/?p=687#comment-3648 One abstract thought David: the cat in your picture doesn't look like it needs to be or wants to be rescued! So I'd urge you to answer the call and ask the caller WHY? One abstract thought David: the cat in your picture doesn’t look like it needs to be or wants to be rescued! So I’d urge you to answer the call and ask the caller WHY?

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