A Race or a Rose?

Feb 7, 2014 | Business

Effective Leaders know how to approach certain situations in ways that reinforce why they are leaders in the first place. They seem to inherently know how to engage to produce the best results. Their words and actions are usually spot-on. How do they do it? There are...

How To Be Unremarkable

Feb 2, 2014 | Business

I tried to recall a professional I met who settled for being unremarkable, but no one comes to mind. Don’t get me wrong—I’ve met plenty of people who work in one of the professional disciplines who don’t aspire to be exceptional. They had jobs, not careers; they...

Make It Easy to Choose You

Jan 13, 2014 | Business

New business is the lifeblood of any firm and you have a huge role in getting it. You have to get prospects to choose you and clients to continue to choose you. While it may not be natural, comfortable or easy, it’s still yours to do. Fortunately, most of your...

Evidence of Irresponsibility

Oct 20, 2013 | Business

Personal responsibility is becoming more unfamiliar in our culture today and is bleeding into professional circles as well. It may have always been lacking, but I’m hearing about it more this past decade. Here’s what irresponsibility can look like and what you should...

Who Are You, Really?

Jun 2, 2013 | Business

You’re sitting across from one who is prepared to give you feedback on the couple of areas where your performance is lacking.  You’re not looking forward to it. As you stare at the floor, the meeting begins. “Here are a couple of things that you aren’t paying enough...