Alan Pike teaches management writing and oral communication at the Johnson School. He has taught writing and other communications courses at various schools throughout Cornell, at Syracuse University, and has consulted with corporations on management communications. Professor Pike also directs the outdoor leadership/team development program and has presented papers on communications and leadership issues. Note: Alan Pike, 65, a senior lecturer in communication who taught generations of business leaders at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management, died of heart failure Jan. 7, 2006 in his Ithaca home.
Why do we have problems? Prospective problems, page two. No instant feedback in writing.
Egocentricity or insecurity cause over-writing, over-explaining, over-justifying in a stiff and stilted
style. Do you remember the essays you wrote to get into Cornell? Do you remember what those were
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