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How Do I Sell a New Product in a Crowded Market?
Peter Yawitz
  • Jun 29, 2020
  • 2 min

How Do I Sell a New Product in a Crowded Market?

I was just hired to boost sales at a company whose product is great, but not very well known in a very crowded market. Any tips?
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Advice For Someone Else's Daughter
Peter Yawitz
  • Jun 5, 2020
  • 3 min

Advice For Someone Else's Daughter

Document specific actions and how they made you feel. Suggest things they can do to help you. Work together to come up with an action plan.
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The New Normal Meeting Guidelines
Peter Yawitz
  • May 27, 2020
  • 3 min

The New Normal Meeting Guidelines

1. Do a lot of pre-work. 2. Have a shared goal of finishing in 40 minutes. 3. Allow at least some schmooze time at the start.
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The New Normal Communication Guidelines
Peter Yawitz
  • May 18, 2020
  • 2 min

The New Normal Communication Guidelines

1. Be present-people crave stability. 2. Be authentic-audiences want to know how you’re feeling. 3. Be empathetic-ask how people are faring.
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How Do I Handle Zoom Lurkers?
Peter Yawitz
  • May 6, 2020
  • 2 min

How Do I Handle Zoom Lurkers?

Talking about good biz leaders. One guy said Cuomo came across as 'one of us' but Trump didn’t. An texter called us “a bunch of lib-tards."
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Is a personal brand worth anything?
Peter Yawitz
  • Apr 30, 2020
  • 2 min

Is a personal brand worth anything?

My personal brand is “I listen to all sides of arguments and expertly synthesize facts to help teams make wise decisions."Boss says it's BS.
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How Can I Switch Off When Working From Home?
Peter Yawitz
  • Apr 16, 2020
  • 2 min

How Can I Switch Off When Working From Home?

My team is all working from home, but I’m finding it a bit hard to set boundaries about when I’m available or not. Advice?
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Zoom Meeting Pet Peeves
Peter Yawitz
  • Apr 6, 2020
  • 2 min

Zoom Meeting Pet Peeves

Find a chance to say, “So we all agree that we will double check that mute buttons are on when we go to the bathroom. Correct?"
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How do I put together a good work team?
Peter Yawitz
  • Mar 25, 2020
  • 2 min

How do I put together a good work team?

I was asked to put together a team to work on a new high-profile client project. Should I bring on my favorite work buds?
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How do I get my boss to respond to texts?
Peter Yawitz
  • Mar 25, 2020
  • 2 min

How do I get my boss to respond to texts?

How do I get my boss to respond? I texted: A couple of questions for you. He texted back: Give me five minutes. He never got back to me.
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Should I be a Swiss Army Knife or Japanese Cleaver?
Peter Yawitz
  • Mar 25, 2020
  • 2 min

Should I be a Swiss Army Knife or Japanese Cleaver?

Better to have many skills without depth or be a master in one area?
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How do we deal with toxic aftershave?
Peter Yawitz
  • Mar 25, 2020
  • 1 min

How do we deal with toxic aftershave?

Q: What do we do about an intern with toxic aftershave? A: I’d go to him privately and say “you’re doing a really good job, but one thin
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How Can I Get My Friends To Rate My Book 5 Stars?
Peter Yawitz
  • Mar 25, 2020
  • 1 min

How Can I Get My Friends To Rate My Book 5 Stars?

I just published a book and want my friends to rate it 5 stars on Amazon.
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How NOT to talk about the weather
Peter Yawitz
  • Mar 25, 2020
  • 0 min

How NOT to talk about the weather

Bad weather small talk: -Wow it’s certainly warm here today! -I know, right! Makes me just want to strip off my clothes!
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Can you identify these business clichés?
Peter Yawitz
  • Jan 6, 2020
  • 0 min

Can you identify these business clichés?

Can you identify these common business clichés from these memes?
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Which awful coworker stereotype are  you?
Peter Yawitz
  • Dec 31, 2019
  • 0 min

Which awful coworker stereotype are you?

15 days till book launch! Pre-order today at https://lnkd.in/eM4ZemM. I'm not defensive and I know better than you do.
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What are the first networking steps for college seniors?
Peter Yawitz
  • Dec 3, 2019
  • 2 min

What are the first networking steps for college seniors?

Here are some networking tips for college seniors: 1) Decide what experience you want, 2) Be open about contacting recent alums, friends of
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Can I accept a job offer then bag it if I get a better one?
Peter Yawitz
  • Nov 11, 2019
  • 2 min

Can I accept a job offer then bag it if I get a better one?

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, Just call me a typical “meddling mom.” My daughter has an offer from Company A, but it expires next week and...
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How do I accept a role I don't want?
Peter Yawitz
  • Oct 28, 2019
  • 2 min

How do I accept a role I don't want?

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, I’m an associate at a management consulting firm. I really enjoy the work, especially because I have gotten to...
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How do I deal with a client who misses deadlines?
Peter Yawitz
  • Oct 24, 2019
  • 2 min

How do I deal with a client who misses deadlines?

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, I’m a junior editor working for a large publishing house. I’ve been assigned to work with an author whose...
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