Do clothes make the man? Or in this case, the woman?
We can talk all day about how brains and work ethic are more important than looks and fashion. But humans are visual creatures by nature. Like it or not, we make instant assessments of people based on what they’re wearing.
It’s not just read more...
What’s the difference between good and great?
Why are some people able to create super successful lives, while most of their peers hover near the mediocre middle?
As someone who’s spent a lifetime studying human behavior, I can tell you, success isn’t just about your level of education or your skills. It’s about the mindset that you read more...
What makes someone a great friend?
Is it being supportive and accepting you just the way you are?
Or is it someone who has the guts to kick you in the tail and demand that you do better?
I had an abysmal book signing several years ago that gave me a different perspective read more...
Why do people of the opposite sex act so weird at work?
Anyone who works in an environment where their sex is in the minority knows that men and women are different. Actually, anyone who’s ever gone to school, ridden a bus, dated, read a Facebook page, been married, raised kids read more...
Please join me for a free webinar series:Growing Your Business (without giving up your life)
Starting JUNE 24
We’ll cover:
Networking – How to generate leads, when you don’t have time to get out into the community
Motivation- How to get your employees engaged, when you can’t afford raises
Organization – Streamlining your read more...
What’s more important: knowledge, work habits or the way we interact with others?
Recently, one of my clients was creating a project team. Several people volunteered, yet when they found out that Ms. So and So was going to be part of it, they quickly retracted their offers. The project hadn’t even read more...
Can you give a great presentation if you have a messy office?
Can you be a fabulous parent with laundry strewn all over the house?
On the one hand, it might seem like you’re too busy doing your “job” to worry about little details like filing or cleaning out the fridge. But after read more...
People are weird about love.
Everybody wants to be loved, but nobody wants to talk about it.
We’ll tell a stranger how much we love our iPod. Yet we find it difficult to look into the eyes of our parent, spouse or child and proclaim the same read more...
What do employees say and do when their boss isn’t watching?
Organizations say they want to know what goes on behind the scenes. But more often than not, senior leaders, particularly those at the top of the corporate food chain, don’t spend enough time in the trenches to get an unfiltered perspective read more...
“At a certain point it gets to be about me, right?”
He was a seasoned professional who’d been in business for years, and when he asked me this question near the end of a workshop I was giving, I knew that he was struggling.
In his way of thinking, conversations and interactions were read more...
