Is YOUR brand consistent and congruent with your desired outcomes?
Integrity is a most valued human quality.
(n.) The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.
In the legend of Camelot, King Arthur gave consideration as to how his knights might be positioned spatially to impart a message of power and status. He decided they would have their meetings at a rou...
Ignoring his advice, I got up, walked over, gently rested my hands on two of their shoulders and said, Ladies, I have to tell you how much you have impressed me. I just moved to Madison from Florida a...
If you do nothing, you’ll have nothing. If you do something spectacular, you will have something spectacular.
I was once hired by an organization to deliver a workshop on networking. The goal was to provide their engineers with tools and strategies for expanding their circles of influence—to foster innovation...
How do you know that you're a person, distinct from other people? By keeping certain things to yourself. You guard them inside you, because, if you don't, there's no distinction between inside and out...
How can you build credibility without grandstanding as you strive to stand apart from the crowd?
Google Proves Nice Counts. On a quest to discover what it takes to build the perfect team, Google launched the Project Aristotle initiative to find the answers. Over a period of several years, they su...
Father to teenage son: My relationship with you is more important than anything I've got to say to you.
Energy is contagious and infectious and whether it is the good kind or the bad kind—other people feel it.
Encourage others to talk about themselves by asking questions and listening with genuine interest. Demonstrating such mutual respect will make you all the more fascinating for kinship and camaraderie.
Do you generally feel uncomfortable around people whom you perceive to be perfect? Is there really such a thing as the perfect person? Of course not! Our flaws are often what differentiates us from ea...
Being grounded in your lifelong culture and your personal perspective, you are comfortable with the way you see things and may believe it is the best and only way.
Becoming an empathetic listener helps you to better understand how another person feels and why they communicate as they do.
Be the InviterWhen I began my speaking career, I designed and delivered motivational programs for children teaching them success skills for life. Before going into a middle school one year, I intervie...
Be a Discovery Expert. Be inquisitive. A wonderful way to get to know someone is simply by asking questions. The more you ask, the more you can learn . . . about people, work, life.
Are your habits and hygiene hindering your success or making a great first impression on your behalf?
Approachable people are straight-up. It is comforting to know exactly what to expect when you see them. What you see is what you get!
Active listening is key to all healthy and effective communication, however, it doesn't necessarily come easily.