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by Rebecca Morgan, CSP, CMC Have you ever taken an assignment that you thought would be easier than it turned out? But you didn’t bow out because you knew it would be a good stretch? It helped you suss out your thinking? I had accepted an invitation to speak at a women’s event on the […]

By Patrick J. Donadio, MBA, CSP, MCC My first “paid speaking engagement” in 1986 was a disaster! Here is what happened. As they read my introduction, I began to feel myself getting more and more nervous. By the time I got up to speak, I was so nervous I forgot my opening. Next, I had […]

Webinars The 25 Hour Day: Time Management and Time Budgeting StrategyRandy AndersonThe 25 Hour Day – Participant Handout, SlidesFriday, September 25, 2020   NOW is the Perfect Time to Create Productive Habits and Set Yourself Up for Success!Laura StackMonday, April 6, 2020   A Leader’s Toolkit for Difficult and Disciplinary ConversationsJett, PamelaA Leader’s Toolkit for Difficult and […]

by Gregg Gregory One of the biggest challenges to any team (personal or professional) is a lack of trust either among team members, or between the team leader and team members. Here are six quick ways to build trust and promote effective teamwork among those you come in contact with. 1. Invest time and energy […]

by Kristin Arnold I was facilitating a mastermind of manufacturing executives when we started chatting about strategic plans – and more specifically, about what makes a strategic objective “good.” So I offered up my four criteria for a worthwhile strategic objective, and since they scribbled this down in their notes, I thought it might be […]

By Connie Dieken QUESTION: I communicate a lot of information to a lot of people by sending out regular emails. I spend a lot of time writing descriptions of what is happening and what they are supposed to do about certain situations. Nobody ever seems to read them – or if they do, they don’t remember […]