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Coleman Unlimited helps your company become more successful by delivering high-quality writing, communications, marketing and public relations. Our precision strategy will help you communicate clear messages that cut through the clutter and achieve results.
We work with businesses of all types, but we specialize in associations and the electrical distribution channel.
Practical Wisdom for Leaders
We watched an interesting documentary show on the Sundance Channel, called Iconoclasts. This particular episode focused on Sumner Redstone, who controls media empire, Viacom, and movie producer Brian Glazer.
Redstone said some things that were worthy to be quoted. So I paused the Tivo and took notes.
Here’s a few words of leadership wisdom from Sumner Redstone:
“What I look for in people are commitment, competence and character. Without character, commitment and competence are not relevant.”
“Get loyalty by giving loyalty, particularly if a person is in some kind of trouble or problem.”
“People who are successful and good at what they do are not arrogant.”
“Optimism is the only philosophy that’s compatible with sanity.”
CU wins five communication awards, including 3 in first place
Coleman Unlimited (CU) has won five awards in the 2009 Communication Contest. Sponsored by the Missouri Professional Communicators, a chapter of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW), the contest recognizes a variety of communication tactics, including writing, public relations, communications, photography, speeches, web, research, and books.
Our awards in the 2009 Communications Contest:
- First place in Special Articles: Business
- First place in Web Writing, For-Profit Business
- First place in Magazine Section Editing
- Second place in Special Articles: Science (Energy & Green Issues)
- Third place in Magazine Feature Story
How to Be Trustworthy
I’ve been devouring my “magazines to read” pile. I came across an excellent article on trust in Associations Now magazine by Michelle and Dennis Reina. It’s critical to being a good leader, which seems to be something everyone should know if they don’t. However, one little sidebar on the article really stood out to me… not so much as a business tip but rather a personal goal.
I want to be trustworthy. And I thought this was a great list of what it takes for others to put their trust in you.
We are inclined to trust leaders…
- who are self-aware
- who take responsibility for their role in the relationship
- who demonstrate that they consider the best interests of others rather than just themselves
- who do what they say they will do
- who practice the values they tell us are important to them
- who listen and respond to our needs and interests
Wow… may God help me to be a person like this.
Great Article: Top 10 Facebook Privacy Settings
With all the brouhaha recently about the Facebook user agreement, many started thinking about their privacy and their information on social networking sites. Thanks to Twitter, I came across this excellent summary on “10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know” on AllFacebook.com.
I thought it was very helpful, and since I’ve recommended it to many, I thought I’d post it here too, along with a 10 second blurb on the highlights.
Highlights: Friend lists with different permissions; keep tagged photos private (and avoid the downfall of many); protect your albums; and make your contact info private.
Happy reading and setting up those Facebook permissions!
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