by Carol Grubbe | Mar 15, 2023
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...
by Carol Grubbe | Mar 8, 2023
Have you ever been told that you do an excellent job in your current position? And guess what! Because of it, your company would like to promote you to a management position. You think, “A promotion! Hell ya!” Maybe because you are excited to make more money, jump...
by Carol Grubbe | Mar 1, 2023
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...
by Carol Grubbe | Feb 22, 2023
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...
by Carol Grubbe | Feb 15, 2023
There are four basic ways to communicate: Non-verbal Visual Verbal Written And when I see groups of four, I can’t help but think of Everything DiSC. If we had to break down the four ways of communication into the four different personality styles, here is...