I hated business writing classes in college. My professors were a little less than connected to the real world. I remember explaining to one of them that if I wrote a one page long email to ask my boss to a meeting (no joke, that’s what he was telling me to do), I would be fired in a second. I also recall a time when I got into a wildly heated yelling match with that same professor that made him go catatonic…but that’s another story.

Anyway, in college I always thought that business writing was some stupid hoop they made you jump through with no real application for most business people. But times have changed my friends. Steve Rubel’s post, Writing is a Part of Everyone’s Job, really points out that the digital age has made writing one of the most important skills any business person must possess.

Make sure you read the post...and find a way to practice your writing.