An iPad to Bring Them All Together
May 20, 2010 – 9:34 pm | No Comment

The world has been buzzing since the release of Apple’s latest creation, the iPad. I scoffed and pitied them all for fueling Apple’s marketing machine. That is, until I started to take a closer look …

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Ask and You Shall Receive…Just be Prepared to Receive
November 15, 2008 – 7:28 am | 4 Comments
Ask and You Shall Receive…Just be Prepared to Receive

Everyone loves to hear their name sung in praise as it stokes the flames burning in our egos. Most people crave recognition for achievements, but this shouldn’t be considered a negative trait because it is …

How to discover your personal strengths in about 30 minutes
November 8, 2008 – 6:11 pm | 3 Comments
How to discover your personal strengths in about 30 minutes

Being asked to articulate your own, or others, strengths is not as easy as it sounds. I know that when I have sat down to work on a personal mission statement or writing my core values, …

Making Quality Decisions Takes Effort
October 27, 2008 – 5:17 am | 4 Comments
Making Quality Decisions Takes Effort

Quality decision making is grounded in reality, unfortunately many decision makers are not. Just following the news, I have to ask myself “why did they make that decision now and not six months ago or …

Annual Performance Reviews
October 21, 2008 – 6:48 pm | One Comment
Annual Performance Reviews

I do not know too many managers, other than the fine folks in HR, that love to complete annual performance reviews. ”Good” employees tend to get good reviews, and typically have little discussed in areas of development. …

Know your key competitive differences, sell them to your prospects, and a short story about what not to say on a sales call
September 11, 2008 – 1:41 am | No Comment
Know your key competitive differences, sell them to your prospects, and a short story about what not to say on a sales call

I violated one of my first tips on improving productivity…I answered the phone. I was expecting a call from the caller’s area code, so I picked up the call…darn it…a sales call.
I sighed to myself, …

A few leadership articles, and giving credit where credit is due
September 3, 2008 – 5:45 am | No Comment

One of the blogs that I have started to follow is “idealawg” by Stephanie West Allen, JD. She posted some links to a few articles on leadership that I would recommend you read.
I love finding …