Whether you agree with the President that he’s the smartest, greatest leader ever or feel adamantly opposed to his every utterance there are a few things we can probably all agree upon: Social Media now seems to have ever more rancor than civility at posts and points of view. Friendships and perceptions of people […]
It is a routine job for a parent to make sure their small child makes regular trips to the potty to perform natural duties. Eventually that job no longer needs supervising, save of course, the occasional wiggling dance or personals clutching that suggests a reminder is needed (with the obligatory “wash your hands” addendum for […]
There are no shortages of sales tips, training, videos, books, mentors and magicians in the world of selling. When I decided to add my snowball to the iceberg it was after having been sold by, sold with and taught a myriad of selling techniques. Whether it’s represented by a pyramid, a submarine, circles, charts, graphs […]
As we come out of the Summer many of us face a “get back to business” pace that may have relaxed for vacations, time with family or business seasonality. That makes September a perfect time to evaluate where you are in your year and plan now for how you will meet, exceed or redirect your […]
You could fill a whole wall in biggest office with clever sayings about anger… “Anger turned inward is depression,” “He who angers you defeats you,” “Anger is just one letter short of danger” …and it goes on, but perhaps the most pertinent lesson for business would have started back when your first rages hit: “Don’t […]
I was asked recently by a business owner looking to develop skills on his team for LEADERSHIP advice on what the most important characteristic is. As I started to review our program material for a foundation answer I realized that it was best answered long ago by the great poet Rudyard Kipling. Writing in 1895 […]
Experience is certainly our most prolific teacher but formal learning is invaluable. There must be a reason that education is on every job application and, “Where did you go to school?” is still an office banter staple. Different branches of the learning tree can sometimes be harvested together and become a completely new and elevated […]
Where would business be without acronyms? We regurgitate them like mother penguins to newborns! Be they TLA’s (three letter acronyms) or longer or shorter, whether for personal business taking PTO (paid time off), addressing our browser HTTP (HyperText transfer protocol), or writing our goals that got SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-bound) with our results […]
