Communication

As I share more of my own personal experiences in my Wednesday Wisdom posts, I’m hearing more often from people who tell me “there might be an idea in there for a Wednesday Wisdom.” Recently, my [...]

Check out these 8 habits of great managers. https://www.gallup.com/workplace/272681/habits-world-best-managers.aspx For those of us in a non-manager role – item 3: admit and accept mistakes [...]

I recently had the opportunity to meet someone who was completely self-aware. She was a woman who had a big job, a fancy title, and a ton of responsibilities. And yet what was most intriguing [...]

Check out this week’s video! https://bit.ly/2sl7mpD   How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie   Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath and [...]

I grew up playing board games, so when my client compared the feedback process with a former employer to Operation (originally produced by Milton Bradley, now produced by Hasbro), I knew exactly [...]

Leaders never graduate from the school of self-awareness. I heard this line in a podcast and found it extremely meaningful. I am reminded that self-awareness is a continual journey, not a [...]

“Describe a favorite mentor and how they helped you.” It was a simple ice-breaker prompt, one intended to encourage connection and conversation. I was facilitating a team-building program with a [...]

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg The first thing that grabbed my attention was a statistic that 40% of the actions we take each day aren’t conscious [...]

The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place. — George Bernard Shaw As I kicked off a speaking engagement recently, I reminded my audience that [...]

A friend of mine is teaching a finance class at the University of Iowa and he asked me to share my solopreneur story. As I contemplated my talk, I took time to consider which elements of my [...]