If you are like any other busy professional, you live and die by your calendar. You schedule every moment of your life and every aspect of your job. But, when your most difficult clients start to take over your calendar, it can get out of hand. With a little bit of effort and a much-needed backbone, you can gain control …
If the entrepreneurship bug has bitten you more than once, you may be what is typically referred to as a “serial entrepreneur.” You have several businesses under your hat. It seems no matter what you touch turns to gold. You have the ability to make a successful undertaking out of a good idea. But, you can also lose sight of …
With employee engagement on the decline, your company’s corporate culture may be at risk. You may find that you are losing the loyalty of your team and that the vision you have for your company is in jeopardy. But, what if you are a new organization looking to create a corporate culture from scratch? As a new business, you have …
Many friends of mine think they’re great at reading body language, knowing what people think and presuming to know the future of business, politics and sport. It’s a sport to be this confident. Most think they’re good at golf and poker, too. But, in most negotiations, it’s not just what you say but how you say it that can influence …
Entrepreneurship starts early. For me, it started on 221 Curtis Street in Ohio. Failed attempts at selling salt, painted rocks and rough-looking pottery didn’t really get the backing from neighbors and passers-by as I expected. But that summer, I found an old wooden crate from the Chrysler dealership a block away. With my brother Chris, I dragged it down our …
If you’re shy, you know that your silence in a meeting is not because you don’t have plenty of great ideas to share. It just means you have a little bit of trouble finding the courage to share them. This is a challenge shy people face often, but it can be overcome with practice. And soon enough, you will have …