When You’re Ready for Your Close Up Greetings from Iowa! I write from America’s heartland where I’ve been doing a bit of Wow-presenting.  Everyone here has been wonderfully welcoming—and Iowa is b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l. (See photo, above.) It’s been… Read More
Crate Train Your Brain As those of you know who have trained a dog, putting them in their crate – when done correctly—is a terrific tool for helping them feel safe. To quote the… Read More
Are You the Psychopath in the Office Next Door? This past week I had a terrific time doing a presentation skills seminar for a client. Among the topics covered: presenting oneself in person, on the telephone and electronically…..at which… Read More
“You Can Trust Me”…I Trust You NOT Over the past few weeks, I have been dealing with a number of different service providers: cable companies, curtain manufacturers, washing machine purveyors…handling a few first-world “problems.” Because I live… Read More
It’s Better to be a Good Boss than a Bad Friend: 3 Lessons About Communication (and Leadership) As you know, I have clients across a spectrum of industries. Among them, many in the ‘beauty space.’ If you’re in the beauty-know, you have likely been following the results… Read More
Baffled by Others’ Choices? You HAVE to Consider that They Can’t Read Your Mind This past week, I left a note for my handyperson requesting that he install glass shelves in my bathroom. When I returned home, I found them positioned as above….. Between… Read More
Want to Make Your Dreams Come True? Budget Your Time Like It’s Money This past week I was offered a job as a Senior Executive within a firm I admire. They came to me offering lots of flexibility—I could arrange my time and… Read More
Wow, What a Week of Apologies! Let’s Take a Look at What Worked—and What Didn’t. If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you know it’s been a week of public apologies: multiple executives at Starbucks have spoken up in response to the public outrage… Read More
“Pick Your Brain” & Other Phrases I Never, Ever Want to Hear Again This past week I had the great pleasure of being asked to speak by a longtime client-turned-friend. Our 10+ year friendship allowed us to move quickly through top-layer business and… Read More
“I Wouldn’t Presume to Advise You.” As you may have deduced from the exciting Wow photo, above, I had a bit of eye surgery this week; specifically, surgery for cataracts. In the weeks prior to my… Read More