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Apr 2, 2015 “How Can We? vs. “Can We?”: An Invitation to Collaboration As many of you know, I am an enormous fan of Harvard professor, Ellen Langer’s study that shows that giving people the “because” behind why you are asking them to… Read More
Mar 27, 2015 Why Everybody Needs Bifocals This past week, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of taking part in a mediation course. (Who doesn’t love a new skill set?) One of the concepts I learned– and like–… Read More
Mar 19, 2015 “Keep Your Feet on the Grass”: a Reminder about the Power of Positive Reinforcement Those of you who have been reading this Wow for awhile know about my beloved dog, Seymour. Up until this spring, one thing Seymour could always be counted on to… Read More
Mar 12, 2015 You’re Lying!/You Can Trust Me…. It’s possible today’s post might be a bit controversial…. let’s dive in: Over the years I’ve been in business, I’ve had the opportunity to experience, and been privy to, any… Read More
Feb 26, 2015 “It’s Easier to Stand Up in White Water” (aka “Abandon the Quest for ‘Perfect Conditions”) First, my apologies: I spent last week somewhere warm. If reading that makes you want to punch me in the face, I get it. Let’s move on. Among the available… Read More
Feb 10, 2015 Beware the “Self Esteem ATM” As many of you know, Anne Lamott is among my favorite writers. This past week, she posted her take on the Brian Williams situation on Facebook. It began, “Brian Williams… Read More
Jan 29, 2015 An Empathic Response Does Not Include, “At Least…” This past snow day a friend pointed me to an outstanding video on the difference between empathy and sympathy that was done by Dr. Brene Brown. If you’ve got 3… Read More
Jan 21, 2015 How to Get Buy In from Others: What We all Can Learn from Fashion Police Yes, it’s true– that headline was not a mistake. Regardless of whether you believe they contribute to, or detract from, a fashion conversation the producers of Fashion Police can teach… Read More
Dec 10, 2014 “Do”ing something is Doo-Doo First, my apologies for the juvenile headline. I wanted to get your attention and it’s my hope that I did. Today’s post is a small scale rant against the pervasiveness… Read More
Dec 4, 2014 The New Year Promotion Plan Earn your next promotion in the New Year with these five simple steps. By Frances Cole Jones There’s a crispness in the air and we’ve all got that back-to-business, “wow,… Read More

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