Public speaking
Do you have fear or apprehension about speaking publicly? How we prepare means everything to a successful outcome. In this podcast, Kristin provides several tips on preparing.
Positioning Yourself
The devil’s in the details in this podcast on how to best position yourself when looking for a job or for a promotion within. Determine what makes you different and how best to package it.
Six Secrets
Recently I picked up Dale Carnegie’s classic, “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” and became reintroduced to the incredible wisdom in this book. I wanted to share the highlights of one chapter which I thought was relevant particularly to a few clients with whom I am working. The chapter is entitled: “How to Make People […]
The Eyes Have It
Recently I have been asked by several clients how they will know where they stand or what someone is thinking about them when they are talking. Certainly there are many factors which play into ‘reading’ people; this is a meaty topic on which entire books have been written. Lets consider two techniques of how just our eyes can tell […]
Positioning Yourself
The devil’s in the details in this podcast on how to best position yourself when looking for a job or for a promotion within. Determine what makes you different and how best to package it.
Weekend Musing
“The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change – until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.” R.D. Laing Wow. What a mouthful! Yet, […]
Ask for Help!
Recently one of my clients was struggling to stay above the fray. You know what I mean: when there is SO much to get done that it begins to swarm around us and we don’t know what to do first! So, what often ends up happening is we start several items on our list, trying […]
Think you have all the answers?
Earlier this month, one of my favorite columns: The Corner Office in the New York Times, had a very insightful interview with Gregory Maffei, the President and CEO of Liberty Media. This particular interview was fascinating to me as Gregory has worked directly for Bill Gates and John Malone, both power houses in their fields. The entire interview […]
Insight from an Unlikely Source
I found myself reading an article about Queen Latifah a few weeks ago. Frankly, I have not followed her career; though by anyone’s standards she has certainly made her mark on almost every medium: award-winning rapper, singer, Oscar-nominated actress, producer, author of two books, and the creator and driving force behind her own business of […]
2011- Day 5 – Weekend Musing
Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take […]