Emily Cohen http://emilycohen.com Business Consultant to Creative Firms Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:18:54 +0000 en hourly 1 Upcoming WebCast: Managing a Cross-Generational Creative Team http://emilycohen.com/staff-management/upcoming-webcast-managing-a-cross-generational-creative-team/ http://emilycohen.com/staff-management/upcoming-webcast-managing-a-cross-generational-creative-team/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:06:33 +0000 emilycohen http://emilycohen.com/?p=123 read more]]> Managing a creative team that contains designers of widely varying ages doesn’t have to be a communication nightmare. This webinar focuses on the core qualities of three generations — Baby Boomers, Gen Exers and Millennials (or Gen Y) — and explores the inherent challenges of managing each group. The goal of this session will to explain the context in which your employees respond in the workplace, so that you can improve communications and mitigate potential cross-generational conflicts. You’ll leave this session with information that will teach you:

key characteristics and styles of each generation
cross-generational management skills
tips on effectively communicating with each group

01.26.12 // 3:00-4:00pm
Sponsor: In-House SchoolHOWse Series
Fee: $41.40
to pre-order: mydesignshop.com/product/

]]> http://emilycohen.com/staff-management/upcoming-webcast-managing-a-cross-generational-creative-team/feed/ 0 Email Closing Lines http://emilycohen.com/communication/email-closing-lines/ http://emilycohen.com/communication/email-closing-lines/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:03:59 +0000 emilycohen http://emilycohen.com/wordpress/?p=1 read more]]> Email Closing Lines I was recently looking at the various emails I have received over the last few weeks and noticed a disturbing trend. It appears the closing line of emails, the line you write before your name, has disappeared from personal and professional email communications. I miss that one simple more personalized approach. I often find that the last line (e.g. “best”, “cheers”, “love”, “thank you”) is a great and simple way to warm up emails. Perhaps I am old fashioned. My mother trained me in the art of (and now outdated) etiquette of writing hand written letters, notes, and thank you’s. I have since lost touch with this rather quaint but wonderful practice, and as with everyone, use emails as a replacement for that handwritten note. Yet, I do think we can try and retain the essence of that classic communication by adding a closing line to each email. I use the generic and rather low impact “All the Best”. However, recently, I have come to question the authenticity of this line and am searching for one that best fits my personality and the overall tone of most of my emails. There may be different options depending on the intent and receiver of the email, it could be affectionate (“love”), message-driven (“feel better”), event-specific (“have a great weekend”), actionable (“thanks in advance”), or formal (“sincerely”). Whatever line you choose, have a great day!

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