Empowering Yourself
Just who is holding you back? People don’t just “succeed.” They don’t get where they want to be on talent…
Building Teams – How “You and Me” Become “We”
Okay, so maybe you weren’t the quarterback on the high school football team, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be…
Being Proactive After the Meeting Ideas for the Occasional Meeting Planner
Glad the big meeting is over at last? Feel like you can finally take that big breath and relax? Don’t…
Creating Leaders
The Frankenstein Model • Are leaders born or are they created? • Can anyone truly develop leadership skills or do…
“Beyond Brainstorming: 5 reasons brainstorming doesn’t work and what to do instead”
In the movie Traffic the character played by Michael Douglas is a wealthy businessman who has just been appointed the…
Brainlightning – How to Get Way Beyond Brainstorming
So you say you’ve got problems. But before you go into the typical brainstorming session, remember what Albert Einstein said:…
Overcoming Procrastination
You’ve heard the jokes about the procrastinators’ recovery group that keeps putting off their meeting date? And we all laugh…
Mariah, the Manager
Published in Office Pro June/July 2000 I’ll never forget the look in Mariah’s eyes when I told her she got…
DELEGATING: Doing More With Less of You
Don’t try to do it all yourself. Delegate. Every time you develop a “to do” list, ask yourself three questions:…
How to Recognize Assertiveness
Assertiveness. Have you ever heard anyone use that word in a disparaging remark? “I didn’t like the way she handled…