Seems like everyone has their hands outreached this time of year. Salvation Army bells ring as we enter stores, our mail is full of charitable requests, and it seems every organization in which our children or friends are involved is selling candy, holiday greenery, popcorn – you name it – for the sake of their…

“A people that values its privileges above its principles, soon loses both.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States What do you value? Do you share the values of the organization for which you work? What behaviors truly represent those values? What are you compromising to adhere to those values?

At a recent gathering, I had the fortune of hearing colleague, Bill Lively, CEO of the Texas Super Bowl Host Committee speak. By way of background, Bill had acclaimed super star status for his supernatural ability to raise funds for the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts over the past few years. While there, he…

Being in sales basically my entire career (aren’t we all, really?), and being charged with leading large sales organizations, I was intrigued by a recent article in Harvard Business Review this past month which segmented sales professionals into 8 types based on observations of over 800 sales meetings focused on their behavioral tendencies (not their personality types),…

When an individual does not fit into the organizational or managerial culture, the costs can be huge on many levels. I have had numerous clients over the years where their lack of alignment to the organization in which they work impeded their ability to succeed in their jobs, not to mention their level of dissatisfaction…

Welcome back from what I hope was a fabulous Thanksgiving Holiday! As we come to the close of 2010, it can be a time to reflect and learn from very successful CEO’s singled out in 2010 for their excellence in leading their troops! This article written by Cheryl Hall from the Dallas Morning News earlier in…

For what are you thankful? I am thankful for… … my precious, wise, and treasured parents. … my loyal, loving sister. … friends who see me for who I am and still love me. … people who challenge me through their words and deeds, making me stronger, wiser, and more insightful. … clients who continue…

Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.  Theodore Roosevelt As we embark on this week of Thanksgiving, how can we show our gratitude through our actions? Are…

    “A good intention clothes itself with sudden power.” Ralph Waldo Emerson   What are our intentions?  What do we really want? When we feel the sudden rush of energy – what is our reaction? Fear? Joy? Power?

Today’s A Fine Line offers a word about lying. This has been a topic of discussion recently in several circles. Suffice it to say, we have probably all been exposed or even the victims of someone lying to us.  I want to shed light on two forms of lying: those who lie by commission and…