Is Business Etiquette Dead?

Is Business Etiquette Dead?

Some people in my life have been on the job hunt and I’ve been shocked by the lack ofdecency that is given to people applying for jobs. Often, no response at all when acompany receives a resume or application. Yes, I understand they receive manyresumes and...
Millennial Snowflakes?

Millennial Snowflakes?

What’s the most frequent comment I hear about the millennial in the workplace? They are lazy, entitled, snowflakes. Now that may be true for some of them (and some of us older peeps as well), but what if the millennials and the younger generations have actually...
Reframing The Negatives of Networking

Reframing The Negatives of Networking

I built my coaching business the old-fashioned way – I talked to people. I built my business one conversation at a time. I’m not a great or flashy marketer and I’m even less comfortable as an assertive salesperson, yet I’ve built a really successful business and do...
Is Critical Thinking Dead?

Is Critical Thinking Dead?

Lately, I’ve been asked to do a number of talks for organizations around critical thinking. I’m a facilitator for the American Management Association and they have an excellent critical thinking course. Although my sample size is somewhat limited, I wonder why...
Pity City

Pity City

Recently, a CEO for an office furniture company gave a virtual talk to her employees. Parts of that talk went viral on social media. I won’t share it here because I’m not sure if it was ever supposed to be shared. Anyway, the CEO starts out her talk recognizing that...