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Who’s Got Charisma?
Who do you admire?  Besides your Mom, Dad or other family member, I mean.  Does this person have “charisma”?  Is this person a politician?  How many of you said Obama?

Civil Engineering.
It was not without some trepidation that we set out for Scotland and Ireland, knowing that the bulk of the trip would consist of driving in unfamiliar cities, with a standard transmission in a right hand drive vehicle, on the left side of the road.  For any of you who have done the same, you know the challenge I describe: narrow roads, poor or nonsensical signage, and those constant roundabouts!

Timing is everything.
It’s less than 4 months to go before the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver and you would hardly know our corner of Canada is preparing to welcome the world.

A Politician Who Gets It...
In our shop we work around and with a lot of municipal politicians. Most of them struggle today trying to find an effective role that combines the demands on them as local legislators, regulators, civic promoters, planning watchdogs and community ombudsmen.
 

Seattle: Can-Do.
Leonard Cohen had it right when he wrote about America being the cradle of the best and of the worst, and a quick trip to Seattle brings it all home. As a resilient port town that has survived a few turns on the economic rollercoaster, it has a can-do attitude we could learn from.
 

Book of the Month: Trust Me (Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma).
By: Nick Morgan
This is a great primer for a personal communications “newbie”.  Its aim is to make the reader a better, more professional and sensitive communicator.