Stop Asking for things, Start Building them Soon after leaving 10 year long career as a business development professional in the corporate world, I found myself setting a new and exciting goal. I wanted to [...]
A Case Against Playing Devil’s Advocate: Why you need to Be a Voice of Support, NOT a Voice of Reason Have you ever received advice from someone that felt more like an attack? Has someone [...]
Talent gets you in the door, but character will keep you in the room. Wise words for an office setting, though it is rarely followed. Let me pose a question: is everyone you work with [...]
Evoking More Engagement at your Organization’s Next Event Everyone that contributes to the planning wants their event, tradeshow, symposium, conference, or meeting to be successful. We pour ourselves into creating an impactful experience for our [...]
Determination Always Beats Indignation Waking up with a chip on your shoulder is not a sign of wisdom. Resentment is not a scar from battle that you should make you proud. People hide behind their [...]
Focus on what you can change, forget the rest. Many years ago I had a realization while in a frenzy of worry. It was the end of November and the end of the year [...]
The Subtle Art of Actually Giving a F$@! As you are likely aware, the recent book by Mark Manson, The subtle Art of Not Giving A F### has been a huge success. Having become a [...]
7 Tips for Eliminating Workplace Complacency Admit it, you’ve had to fight complacency in your workplace. Whether it was trying to convince yourself to focus on a project’s completion or watching your team’s eyes glaze [...]
It’s time for you to pay people to leave your organization. There, I said it. Your organization is carrying around dead weight. Be honest with yourself. There are always going to be people that may [...]
You have to stop hiring mercenaries for you company right now! We've conditioned them to only do the things we ask for the money we provide, which is a set up formula for the bare [...]