Perhaps one of the most undervalued skills for any business person is the ability to communicate effectively through the written — or typed — word. Here are some simple tips to make sure your next ...

Businesses use management memos to disseminate information to multiple people. Such memos detail news about policies, events or initiatives, for example, and deliver the information to all appropriate ...

Business owners have many reasons to create new policies and procedures. A business should have both an employee handbook and operations handbook written and acknowledged by all employees. These books ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help people advocate for themselves and leverage opportunities. Oct 26, 2021, 08:30am EDT Oct 26, 2021, 10:38am EDT This article ...

Application Writing is the process of drafting a formal request to someone in an authoritative position to seek permission, ask for something, or apply for a post. An application is written in the ...

I spent many late nights as an investment banker and strategy consultant early in my career. My #1 learning from that experience (besides financial modeling) was how to communicate in an effective way ...

Years ago, Jeff Bezos started an interesting practice at Amazon. Before meeting to discuss a new product or idea, Bezos would arrange for an executive to write a narratively structured six-page memo.

Each team is required to sketch a brief procedural memo as a way of planning your work and preventing as much procedural conflict as possible. I will keep a copy of the procedural memos in case ...

Like e-mail messages, memos are common in many workplaces. A memo may serve as an informal proposal to pitch a new idea to a supervisor or manager. It can also provide a quick, concise way for ...