My resolve at the beginning of the year to blog on a regular basis has dissolved. I have to face the fact that I’m just not willing to make the time to sit down and write a new post every week. However, I am finding the time to post on my Facebook page, so I [...]
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I just finished reading an article in the April 4th edition of Time magazine, Go Ahead–Cry at Work. The author, Anne Kreamer, suggests that it’s next to impossible to check your emotions at the office door. After all, we are emotional beings. In fact, brain researchers have proven that without emotions, it is impossible for [...]
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If you don’t subscribe to my monthly ezine, I’m sharing some of what you missed this month. Subscribe for the newsletter using the sign-up form on this site. Do you consider yourself lucky? I do, but I don’t believe in luck in the traditional sense of some sort of random and mysterious force. Instead, I [...]
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Several of my coaching clients view me as their thinking partner, someone to help them organize their thoughts and clearly articulate those thoughts. We could all use a thinking partner, but entrepreneurs and those at the top of the organizational chart are the most in need. It can get lonely at the top. Who can [...]
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A few weeks ago I had a customer service experience that blew me away. As a result, I am now a raving fan of GoDaddy. Several of my web domain names are registered at GoDaddy, but I’m only using two of them currently. A couple of years ago, I had asked GoDaddy to notify me [...]
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A couple of recent studies have looked at what companies can do to retain key information technology staff when there is no budget for raises. Slightly more than one-third of the technology professionals polled by Dice.com said that they want their company to give them a guarantee of job security. Who wouldn’t want that given [...]
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Last week I attended a meeting for human resource professionals. The dinner speaker talked about fun in the workplace – an unusual topic given today’s economic climate. The speaker’s examples of workplace fun were along the lines of employee parties, picnics, and catered lunches. As I sat there, I had to wonder, who can think [...]
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Did you know that coaching is being used more often and in new ways to help the bottom line? According to a study by the Center for Creative Leadership and Cylient, businesses plan to expand their use of coaching into 2009.
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This is the continuation of my blog post from Monday, May 11, 2009. Go to the end of this post to find the link to purchase the book The Heart of Marketing. If you purchase today, you’ll receive thousands of dollars worth of Bonus Gifts. Now, for the rest of the interview with authors Judith [...]
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Selling is the one aspect of my business that I find the most challenging, so I am always on the lookout for resources that can help me improve in this area. One such resource is a book by former psychotherapists Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski entitled The Heart of Marketing: Love Your Customers and They [...]
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