Your strategic plan needs a refresh. Even if you finished it as recently as Q1. None of us were planning on a pandemic, economic crisis, and unrest due to racial inequities, let alone for them to happen at the same… Read more »
My husband works for a major corporation that houses over 3,000 employees in their global headquarters here in our hometown. A week ago, their executive crisis team set to work getting plans and resources in place so they could support… Read more »
Have you noticed people are increasingly uncertain of their future? This visceral doubt ingnites fear. Here’s the antidote to this pervasive type of trepidation: The Heroic Leader If you are in a leadership position, simply stating your vision of the… Read more »
We all have alligators of varying strengths, some bigger than others. Just like in the swamp, one really big alligator can affect the behavior of all the others. Alligators you say? What are you referring to here? All I have… Read more »
Unless you’ve been traveling in outer space, you have heard of cryptocurrency and blockchain. Stories about cryptocurrency and blockchain, the technology that foments digital currencies (or tokens), dominate the news as newly minted millionaires seem to get younger every story.… Read more »
Most people have their mind made up about everything—politics, social issues, business decisions. Just ask them. Very few people will invite you to persuade them to do anything. So if you’re going to get someone to change their behavior, their… Read more »
CONCEPTS A company I’ve done work for provides a great example of this principle. This company’s employees are the people who close real estate transactions, the people who compile the mile-high stacks of documents that have to be signed by… Read more »
If your customer is raising his voice, cutting you off, or is clearly upset, he is stuck in the right side of the brain. To help this customer calm down, you’re going to have to move him to the left side… Read more »
We all know people who have made major changes in their lives or their careers. Do you know someone who has quit smoking or lost a lot of weight? Do you know someone who has established a successful exercise program,… Read more »
Nationally Known Expert on Change and Generational Dynamics- Opens Conferences, Meetings, and Minds Regardless of how you may feel about Millennials, they are the ones who hold the keys to the future. Attracting and retaining the top talent from that… Read more »
I always start my presentations with a TA DA! The whole audience stands up. We count to three, stretch our hands high in the air and yell out “TA DA!” People laugh. Some audience members applaud. And then we do… Read more »