Giving to get
How do you convince people to like you and give you a break? Here’s a core principle of human behavior, so simple: When people receive something they value, they’re more […]
Rebounding with contract employees
I heard a great presentation by Edward Hernandez in Denver last week which was quite interesting. He was talking about one of my hot topics at the moment, employee engagement. […]
Just take the plunge
This has been an eventful week for me and my business – a key turning point. This is the week I moved from planning to doing. It’s scary, but it’s […]
Your Authentic Self
Who are You, the real person? On this blog, I’ve talked a lot about career issues, but let’s face it: That’s only a part of who You are. I would […]
A fresh start
Well, we survived the first decade of the third millennium. It’s been an amazing and ever-accelerating ride for me, and I hope that you can see your own sparks of […]
Thank you!
As the year and the decade draw to a close, I just wanted to express my gratitude for all the help I’ve received this year. It’s been tumultuous, the future […]
A DECADE already?
When I was growing up as a child in the 1960s, I thought about the upcoming turn of the century – 2000 seemed so impossibly far away. But here we […]
What’s the best that could happen?
Sometimes it seems like I’m hard-wired to look for risks, for dangers. Perhaps I am. So here’s a powerful question that I use to help break me out of that […]
How to brag with style!
Nobody likes a braggart. But there are times where you need to promote yourself – to your boss, to potential customers, to future employers. How do you promote yourself in […]
More coach training, in London!
As you might know, I was in London this week attending the followup class to the Coaching Fundamentals class I took back in September. That class was, in essence, the […]