http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Robert+F.+Abbott Politics Robert F. Abbott Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=367139&ca=Politics Watching the protests and riots staged to coincide with the G-20 Forum in the United Kingdom might tempt you to view this as another battle in the long-running war between capital and labor. But, that's not true. Working people, through their pension funds and mutual funds, now own a majority of sto... Business Management Robert F. Abbott Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=283387&ca=Business+Management Planning to improve your communication effectiveness with business writing courses? Let me suggest that you start not with the courses themselves, but with some thinking about your specific goals. By that, I mean what exactly do you want to achieve by taking courses. Here’s an example which may help... Writing Robert F. Abbott Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=274513&ca=Writing Weand#8217;re all familiar with the maxim that says, and#8220;That which gets measured, gets done.and#8221; In the same vein, Iand#8217;d like to offer another important maxim; this one falls under the heading of power writing skills. The new maxim goes like this: and#8220;If you want results from y... Writing Robert F. Abbott Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=273287&ca=Writing Have you noticed, when reading magazines or newsletters, that excerpts from the article have been copied from the main body and put into a special box? That's called a pull-quote, and it's a useful persuasive writing technique for anyone who writes -- and not just for magazine editors. For example,... Finances Robert F. Abbott Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=238855&ca=Finances It's tempting isn't it, to smirk at the recent Bear Stearns collapse: How the mighty have fallen. After all, the people running this company were not only bankers, but Wall Street investment bankers, and everyone knows they're too proud and too arrogant, right? But, chances are, your mutual fund or...