My Grammy played piano for a living when there were supper clubs and people dressed to the nines to go out on the town. She was a wizard on both the piano and organ and enjoyed sharing her immeasurable talent.
I returned from a week in Maine in early September. I mostly stayed “off the grid,” enjoyed lobster, time with friends, and the beautiful scenery. The trip was fantastic, and it made me think about rats.
Ah, Thanksgiving! A time when many people in the United States take a moment to reflect on what they are most thankful for.
In November, I presented to a group of 300 leaders – teaching them about Positivity, why it matters in a business setting, and about the Appreciative approach to change.
We spend more time with people at work than we do with our own families, and yet, what do we know about them? This is an important question, because the answer and action that follows can pay off big time.
But while most of us are fortunate enough to do this every day (and I heartily recommend it) without much fanfare, many leaders are missing an opportunity to use breathing as a tool to be more effective.
Recently, Facebook took heat for a little “experiment” they conducted at the beginning of the year. They served ads that were considered to be positive or negative to 700,000 FB members to see how it affected their postings. As my friend Mary’s mom used to say — You shouldn’t have done that (and in this […]
Devin Mesoraco is a baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds. He spends his time behind the plate catching a leather-covered piece of rubber. Sometimes it comes at him moving just a tad more than 100 mph. I have some insight into catching a ball hurling through space. I was on both sides of the pitcher/catcher equation in fast pitch softball in college. I can assure you, I neither caught nor threw at that velocity!
Okay. They’ve actually been moving for years, but we just haven’t been able to figure out why. And the “we” here doesn’t mean the royal we which equals “I”, but the broad we meaning other people besides me who happen to be scientists.
At a recent Presidents’ Organization conference, 17-year-old CEO, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author Maya Peker keynoted. She started her first business at 8 years old. She’s both impressive and inspiring, and she shared her journey and her wisdom.
When I was sales training manager at Trump organization my team was responsible for liaising with the managers of our different projects – over a billion dollars worth of sales!
In the midst of election commercials and phone calls, pummeling your opponent is common fare. We regularly see ads lacking restraint, telling us who’s right and who’s wrong. But how does this approach work for leaders, who are not simply focused on a single race, but rather, on creating wins that last long after “the […]
