As I write this, Lance Armstrong has poured his heart out to Oprah but we haven’t seen the gory details yet. And it makes me think about the value of trust. Trust is a remarkably powerful value. With trust we [...]
I have an easy resolution proposition for you: say nice things. We’ve all heard the mantra “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all”, but what about this lesser known, but infinitely more positive concept: “If you [...]
Weekly Wisdom is taking a holiday break and will return on January 8, 2013. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a very happy, healthy and engaged New Year 2013 to you all!
There’s just a few more sleeps before Christmas and many of you probably still have things on your Christmas to-do list. From shopping to baking to cards to wrapping, it’s a busy time. But there’s no shortage of articles on [...]
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People who know my work would say that I’m organized. Working as an event producer, small business owner, Olympic communications director and now, as a consultant and professional speaker, I’ve always delivered my projects in an organized and efficient manner. [...]
Do you ever take your staff out for a cup of coffee? A simple 20-minute coffee chat can be a powerful management and leadership tool that leaders often forget to use. Taking time each week to take a member of [...]
A week after the U.S. election, the rants and rhetoric have subsided… somewhat. Now the rants are about fiscal cliffs, political obsolescence and bipartisan solutions to really big problems. But no matter what the issue, especially once the election is [...]
Around any election time, you hear this expression, “If you don’t vote, you can’t bitch”. Sorry if that offends, but it’s an important sentiment. If you don’t engage in the most basic and valuable of democratic rights, then you don’t [...]
For years the only type of tests I've needed to take have involved my eyes, and after the first one of those, I figured out that I didn't really need to study much to pass them. But this past weekend [...]