Best-selling Author / Corporate Speaker / Business Expert
As those of you who’ve read How to Wow know, I was a mad, crazy fan of The West Wing. If you were, too, you’ll remember that there was a phrase everyone on the senior staff knew to use when they needed to pull someone out of a meeting or social situation gracefully in order [...]
Rachel Farrell, Special to CareerBuilder On just about every reality TV show, from ‘The Bachelor’ to ‘Jersey Shore’ to ‘The Real Housewives of’ (pick a city — any city), we hear the same thing: “I don’t like drama.” But disdain for drama isn’t limited to our favorite reality stars. It’s also apparent in the workplace. [...]
My new article for eHow.com: Your Team Needs Inspiration, Not Motivation While as many kinds of leaders exist as kinds of businesses, the fundamentals of business leadership remain the same regardless of who is in power or the team or company he leads. A firm grasp of three fundamentals and an ability to demonstrate them and instill [...]
My new article on Maria Shriver’s The Women’s Conference: Over the years, one thing I’ve slowly, painfully, learned is the importance of distinguishing between someone letting me down and my assumptions about that person letting me down. The breakdown comes when I assume that the other person knows exactly what I need – without my ever having [...]