Confusion is a Business Killer

Sep 4, 2025 | Business, Communication

Reading Time: 2 minutesby Joe McCormack Confusion is a Business Killer Everyone complains about wasted time in meetings. But here’s the truth: the real price you’re paying isn’t in minutes—it’s in confusion. Confusion kills clarity, stalls decisions, derails major...

Jargon Kills Clarity (or: Stop Speaking Dolphin)

Sep 4, 2025 | Communication, Leadership, NOISE

Reading Time: 3 minutes by Joe McCormack Why Jargon Kills Clarity Ever been in a conversation where the other person nods politely but clearly has no clue what you’re talking about? Odds are, you were speaking dolphin—using a language only you and a few insiders...

Speak with Urgency and Clarity

Mar 6, 2025 | Business, Communication

Reading Time: 3 minutesSpeak with Urgency and Clarity (or, “an unusable shower head must be fixed now”) This isn’t about plumbing but about speaking with a sense of urgency and clarity. Most people don’t do either. In other words, they bury...

Three Presentation Tricks for Introverts

Jan 26, 2017 | BRIEF

Reading Time: 3 minutesNot everyone is a natural born public speaker. Formal presentations can even make some people sick. As one of my military clients once told me “I’d rather get shot at than speak in public.” This anxiety is especially true for introverts....

Information overload: The science behind bad decisions

Dec 15, 2016 | BRIEF

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen we experience information overload, our brains reach their cognitive limit and our decision-making suffers tremendously. Ladies and gentlemen Elvis has left the building. And it has nothing to do with your intelligence. What if I make the...