I listened to an audio summary of Stephen R. Covey’s “The Speed of Trust” today. There’s some good stuff in there.This blurb drew my attention: “We (the speakers) judge by intent; they (the audience) judge by observable...
I’ve run into a lot of people networking lately, and the icebreaker and #1 question on everybody’s mind is “What do you do?”. How I answer that question usually determines where the conversation will go.I have lots of proven ideas and...
I love the hope a New Year brings. I hate the realization that it seldom comes to pass. I’ve spent the better part of the last quarter thinking about what I want to accomplish in 2010. In a discussion the other day, I asked bluntly, “What...
Students in my class will quote by heart (because I’ve said it a gazillion times), when you hold something in your hand… you WILL play with it. It’s not a matter of if; it’s a matter of when. It doesn’t matter if it’s...
I’ve watched a couple of presenters in recent weeks speaking in large classrooms/auditoriums that had two screens/displays showing their PowerPoint. there is nothing inherently wrong with that, especially if the rooms are overly wide or curved such that...
It’s not hard to go the extra mile. It’s just we often don’t think that it really matters or don’t wish to expend the time and energy. But it matters.I’ve been traveling this week. That usually means I’m either the...
