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Tag: influence

What’s more important than who you know?

Effective Communication

March 27th, 2023

You’ve probably been advised that the route to advancement lies not in what you know, but who. However, in my experience, what’s more important than who you know, is who […]

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Four Lessons from the Life and Advocacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Diversity Belonging + Inclusion and Our Advocacy Work

September 23rd, 2020

One of the wonderful things about truly inspiring people is that their influence outlasts them. The power of their actions and words can continue to change minds and motivate choices […]

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You Don’t Have to be Quoted to Wield Influence

Master Media Engagement

June 2nd, 2020

Let’s say you’re a beleaguered advocate who is part of a national network of women’s shelters that constitute the thin and vulnerable line between daily brutality often leading to death, […]

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9 tips to improve the chances of getting your op ed published

Improve your Writing

July 18th, 2018

In the dog days of summer 2017, when many people were at the beach, or glued to the media coverage of Charlottesville’s neo-Nazi march and the shocking response from the […]

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Whose attention would you most like to attract?

Improve your Writing

April 12th, 2017

  Gloria Steinem… senior bureaucrats… somebody who funds the kind of work you do? Whose attention would you most like to attract? In recent years, Canadian women writing timely, engaging […]

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“It’s not about you”

Improve your Writing

April 2nd, 2013

Will Dena McMartin’s recent op ed in the Regina Leader-Post help prevent a flooding disaster and save lives? It just might. And even if it doesn’t, the informed analysis of the […]

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