Most of you know I don’t like the word ‘networking.’ I much prefer referring to meeting and making connections with others as relationship building. Recently, while giving a presentation to a group of professionals, this topic came up over and over. “How do we build an effective network? There are so many networking events and so…

Procrastination is not a trait I’m known for, yet when I made the decision to write my first book, it became an unwelcome friend. In this podcast, I offer a few tips that helped me push through this problem.

  In today’s “Smooth Landing,” I want to reference an article I ran across in Entrepreneur Magazine about eFlirt Expert and it’s founder Laurie Davis, a former Fortune 500 marketing consultant. I found the article charming, powerful, and uniquely appropriate for Valentine’s Day week! It is a story about how a marketing expert turns her skills…

A few of my clients were talking about how they used their ‘shut-in’ time due to the bad weather to do some early spring cleaning. Their enthusiasm was motivating and caused me to come up with some tips to help us all. Pick one drawer a week to organize. This means the junk drawer, the…

Last week, I wrote about the ‘rejuvenation of rest,’ sleeping in, and taking advantage of having the down time. This week, I wanted to reflect on the perspective we can get from just being quiet. Time for reflection may be realized through meditation, listening to music, long bubble paths or long morning runs. By turning off the noise, we…

Recently a client was trying to determine whether to pursue a seemingly out of reach objective. He would be going out on limb, and potentially risk failure, exposure, and possibly even his credibility. He was pursuing a promotion for which he was qualified; yet, the position was out of his business unit, two levels up, and…

How many times have we gone to a meeting or hung up from a conference call and asked, ‘What was that about?’ Over the past few months, a colleague and I have repeatedly made that comment regarding meetings we have been asked to attend. And to be honest, even with best intentions, every single one…

Wait! This isn’t about the mushy kind of love. No it’s about the types of love in a workplace that require “tough love,” or that requires compassion for an employee or taking a stand on behalf of the team.

This past week, as a white blanket made everything appear clean and fresh, I watched the wispy white flakes drop from the sky. I am sure those of you on the East coast may be growing tired of snow; and yet, many of us from the South find it a bit fun and refreshing, like the annual ritual…