Feather O'Connor Houstoun is a senior adviser to the Wyncote Foundation and is a member of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission.
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Persuading an Audience
Public officials have often made difficult, complex decisions with the public interest paramount in their minds, only to have their motives and reasoning distorted and mischaracterized, writes our colleagues Feather O'Connor Houstoun at Management Insights.
A smart communicator tells a story that sell those important policy decisions. READ MORE.
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