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Don't Anesthetize Your Colleagues with Bad Writing

Harvard Business Review

It seems obvious that you shouldn't put your audience to sleep, doesn't it? But if you develop a strong habit of using active voice, you'll largely prevent convoluted, backward-sounding sentences in your writing. The most engaging communicators avoid trite expressions, whether in conversation or in writing. Small wonder, too.

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Every Fast-Growing Company Has to Combat Overload

Harvard Business Review

He’s no longer thinking about serving and delighting his audience (customers). They even developed a method to involve employees in the details of ship design, a powerful example of their new emphasis on the vertical rather than the horizontal. His mission has changed. There are plenty of signs that overload has arrived.