Elana Duffy
Spotlighting: Adding value through epublishing
I am the child of a successful writer and a librarian. To me, nothing beats the smell of a good book. Whether it is old and musty or...
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Elana Duffy
Mar 8, 20164 min
Variety: Not just the spice of your life, but the saver of your sanity
How many times a week do you find yourself saying, jokingly or otherwise, “I need to get out more”? For me, there are weeks where it’s...
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Elana Duffy
Feb 16, 20165 min
Being Remembered: your story in the future
Obituaries are fascinating. When you really get down to it, your last impression is very much like your first impression: you only get...
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Elana Duffy
Jan 15, 20165 min
The best “Make or Buy?” answer in the service sector: Neither
The classic “make-or-buy” decision often neglects one important aspect: what the end-user wants. That became clear to me as my team and I...
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Elana Duffy
Dec 3, 20155 min
Finding Your Path with a Master Story
This is the latest in a series of blogs on what we at Present Tense LLC call a “Master Story”. In this installment, Elana Duffy examines...
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Elana Duffy
Jul 29, 20155 min
It's after the action. Here's how to write the review.
The military has perfected a few things over the many years of its storied existence, and one of those happens to be paperwork. You don’t...
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Elana Duffy
Jul 8, 20155 min
Corporately aging gracefully, or solving workplace problems before they are problems
Every now and then since leaving the Army, and even sometimes while I was in the Army, I wonder if I didn’t slip into a wormhole and pop...
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Elana Duffy
Jun 4, 20155 min
Embracing a world of content
I’m a soccer (or, really, football) fan. Having followed the sport, and only that sport, for years, it wasn’t much of a shock that many...
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Elana Duffy
Apr 27, 20155 min
Calendars: a battle worth fighting
Let’s step back from business for a second. We will get back to it, but just for a second: Think about the last time someone said “It’s...
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Elana Duffy
Mar 5, 20154 min
Tales of a recovering engineer: there's a little creative in all of us
- Elana Duffy There is a point in our business lives where we can all set aside our pre-supposed differences and get along. Reaching that...
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Elana Duffy
Feb 26, 20154 min
Buyer be weary (or, how camping companies can save customer service)
- Elana Duffy Serve your customers well and they will serve you in return. That concept sounds so easy, right? Two run-ins lately have...
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Elana Duffy
Jan 29, 20154 min
Making every day a snow day
An online article in New York Magazine following the recent northeastern Blizzard-That-Wasn’t addressed an interesting implication of...
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Elana Duffy
Jan 21, 20154 min
Reply, Reply All, or No Reply at All: Tips and tricks for managing responses
The response was perfect. Your cubicle buddy is going to laugh at your slightly snarky but still informed response to his recent push of...
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Elana Duffy
Dec 23, 20142 min
Present Tense Storytelling eBook Series is Launched!
We’ve published our first “self-help” ebook on storytelling skills Present Tense LLC is launching a series of ebooks aimed at executives,...
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Elana Duffy
Nov 11, 20144 min
The Battlefield of Leadership
Elana Duffy Veteran’s Day, Armistice Day, whatever you call it in your country, the idea is the same in many countries that took part in...
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Elana Duffy
Oct 16, 20144 min
Literary Lessons: The positive Catch-22 of characters in business
- Elana Duffy My favorite book is Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Between the sardonic humor, sarcasm, and - however ridiculous the book may...
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Elana Duffy
Sep 19, 20145 min
Music Lessons. Or, how to not bore your audience
- Elana Duffy Understanding what makes a band sync well together on stage has nothing to do with the style of music, in the same way that...
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Elana Duffy
Apr 14, 20144 min
Lana's Story
A story is personal; you don’t want to tell it to a stranger. This post is to provide perspective and information, and ultimately to be a...
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