Low Trust Is Good?

Jan 22, 2017 | Business

For the last 17 years, the Edelman Trust Barometer has been used to survey the globe to determine the level of trust that people have in government, NGOs, business and the media. Their latest survey results are out and it doesn’t look good. In fact, this year’s report...

Rituals For Results

Jan 15, 2017 | Business

Harvard Business Review recently published an article on the significant impact of pre-task rituals on performance in stressful situations. The authors likened the routines to what athletes use before their events, citing numerous examples that illustrate the positive...

Set Goals For You

Jan 8, 2017 | Uncategorized

I read over the weekend that the Ford F-150 pickup will sport a new grille, wheels and other tweaks for the 2018 model—just two years after a new version design and a couple of years before the next planned redesign. Apparently, the Ford truck has enjoyed being a...

End 2017 Where YOU Want

Jan 1, 2017 | Business

Happy new year. The turn of the calendar marks the beginning of the next chapter of your life. For the next 12 months, your activities and pursuits will take you somewhere. And at the end of 2017, you will be somewhere else. But where will you be? Will it be where you...

Guard Your Credibility

Dec 18, 2016 | Business

Only serious professionals value and work on their credibility—doing what they say they will do, when they say they will do it. It doesn’t just happen or everyone would have it. Since it takes focus and effort, not many have earned the confidence of others that their...