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February 19, 2019
There is an enormous difference between being a boss and being a leader. Dictionary.com defines "boss" (as a verb) "to give orders in a domineering manner: order about/around; to impose one's will." "Leader" on the other hand, according to
entrepreneur.com, is defined as "someone who uses effort toward achievement of the greater good...stems from infl...
December 4, 2018
From Aristotle to Dale Carnegie to Benjamin Franklin, some of the most successful people in history understood the importance of emotional intelligence and that having a high Emotional Quotient ("EQ") is essential in managing professional and interpersonal relationships.
According to the Center for Creative Leadership, seventy-five percent of careers...
November 1, 2018
Our busiest time of year has always been from Labor Day through the first week of November and 2018 has been no different. I've been to five conferences in the past seven weeks. It's been fun, rewarding and exhausting all at the same time! It's a challenge to balance business and travel with family and other commitments-even in the age of technology.
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September 1, 2018
Over the summer, I attended a Young Professionals event where keynote speaker and author, Merrick Rosenberg from Take Flight Learning discussed his book, "The Chameleon." He creates four "DISC" personalities and compares them to four types of
birds. DISC is an acronym for Dominance, Influence, Stabilizing and Cautious. Listening to Ros...
July 5, 2018
Empathy has become a buzzword in recent years as our awareness of emotion and its relationship to success continues to grow. Many people think empathy is understanding another person's pain, trying to fix things and admitting that we are wrong.
But, according to the Oxford dictionary, empathy is "the ability to understand and share the feelings o...
June 27, 2018
Change is in the Air
Change is a constant theme in business and in life. It’s never easy because old habits die hard and some do it better than others.
Advertisers and marketers are always telling us about the changes they’ve made to their products that have made them better then ever. There is an endless amount of experts and self help resources that...
May 4, 2018
The importance of perspective is underrated. It affects almost every aspect of our lives; yet, we don't take the time to realize there are different ways to look at the same thing.
The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as, "a particular way of considering something."
When interacting with customers and co-workers, we should always consider their
perspecti...
April 4, 2017
My Grandfather was larger than life and remains a large influence on me even 25 years after he passed away. He had one of the last recorded cases of Polio in the United States before the vaccine was created. Some of our readers might remember me writing about how he commuted to New York City before anything was "handicap accessible" and had to lift o...
January 27, 2017
Billions of people around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year (AKA Chinese New Year) this month and welcome in The Year of the Rooster. Each zodiac year is associated with an animal, but many people don't know that it's also associated with one of the five elements: Gold (metal), Wood, Fire, Water or Earth. This year is a Fire Rooster year, which...
December 10, 2016
When talking about the process of evaluating players, Former NFL Executive and current ESPN analyst said in an interview: "The best ability is availability". I've never heard someone articulate this point in such a succinct fashion and it resonated with me. It's true in sports, but it's also true in the workplace.
We cannot succeed at anything we do,...
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