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CULTIVATING A WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT PRODUCES GOOD APPLES

My house has two big apple trees in the little courtyard beside the master bedroom. About three years ago, I started to leverage those delicious green apples by canning them.  The very first step of the process was to pick all of the apples from the tree and place...

AS A MANAGER, YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TO BE A CHAMELEON

In my twenty-plus years of sales experience, I had to work with many different types of clients. And now as a trainer for internal communication with managers and their teams?! Even more so! Some clients are very demanding and direct. Others are very sincere and want...

HOW TO SHOW APPRECIATION FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES

Two, Four, Six, Eight! Who do we appreciate? Employees, that’s who! MARCH 3RD IS NATIONAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY How are you showing your employees, your company’s most valuable assets, your appreciation? If you aren’t sure, keep reading for some ideas I’ve...

WHY DO PEOPLE LOVE WORKING WITH YOU?

Why is it SO hard to ask for testimonials and referrals? To flaunt what you have offer in your resume? When I started my business, one of the hardest parts for me was to ask for testimonials. I love my work. I love helping people and organizations. But asking them to...

CONNECTING WITH MILLENNIAL EMPLOYEES

I work with organizations of various sizes. But regardless of the size, I hear a common theme when talking with seasoned C-suite managers: “How do you communicate with these young people?”  “They have no passion.”  “I can’t get them enthused or engaged with...

A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL LEADER 60 YEARS LATER

Martin Luther King Jr was and still is a true leader today. MLK knew how to communicate and did so well. He got his point across that change is needed and not doing so would be fatal. He knew how to energize his followers with wise and precise words, giving them a...

THE BEST INVESTMENT FOR YOUR COMPANY FOR 2023

When you think of investments, I imagine the first thing that comes to your mind is your retirement fund. Merrion-Webster definition of the noun “investment” is “the outlay of money usually for income or profit”. The definition of the verb “invest” is “to commit...