Words of wisdom for this week. “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt In my latest book Corporate Disconnect, I offer 20 of the most common symptoms of this deadly illness. Why …
Have you identified your Corporate Disconnect symptoms? Read More »
Words of wisdom for this week. “There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.” ~ Warren Buffett Can a personal coach or mentor accelerate your career progress? Everyone who has ever achieved greatness had help – outside and non-partial guidance to help them break through barriers, resistance and …
The single best approach for achieving greatness – are you using it now? Read More »
“Everywhere I go, there I am.” ~ Pogo Too often people have a verbal knee-jerk reaction to other people, circumstances and situations that have the ability to “push” their emotional buttons. When we react too quickly without giving ourselves a few minutes to pause and organize our thoughts and feelings we may add even more …
“The best part of our knowledge is that which teaches us where knowledge leaves off and ignorance begins.” ~ O.W. Holmes Have you ever experienced a sales slump? Or just not achieved the results that you believed you should have? If you have been selling for at least 2 – 3 years, I guarantee you …
“Increased self-awareness begins with a commitment to look inside ourselves.” ~ Will Schultz I believe everyone is doing the best they can in relationships at any given moment given their current level of awareness, skills, experience and knowledge. If this is true why does some people’s behavior often affect us the way it does? There …
“What disturbs me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think they are.” ~ Epictetus Many managers work long, long, hard hours. They arrive before the first employee is even out of bed and stay until the janitor is done for the night. Hours and time vs. energy and effectiveness – …
“Let us open up our natures, throw wide the doors of our hearts and let in the sunshine of good will and kindness.” ~ Marden Sooner or later each of us has to deal with a life outcome that we didn’t anticipate, plan for or expect. Life is filled with surprises both negative and positive. …
“If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.” Heraclitus Every relationship has its challenges, peaks, valleys, successes, problems and issues that can have either a positive or negative impact on the quality of the relationship. There is a psychological …
“Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.” Cicero One of the biggest mistakes poor salespeople make is that they lose control of the sales process at various stages. There are many ways they accomplish this. Here are just a few of the common ones for your consideration: They quote price too early in the process- …
Words of wisdom for this week “The important thing is not to think much, but to love much; and so do that which best stirs you to love.” Teresa of Avila Un-communicated feelings mean squat! People don’t know how you feel until you tell them how you feel. Twenty years ago my best friend died …
