Developing My Professional Speaker Business As a keynote speaker, I travel a lot. Sometimes, I present at 5+ events in a month. And, I’m often asked to present an interactive breakout or pre-conference session too. It’s a blast and something that I’m very good at doing. But it wasn’t always that way. I connected and…
Preparation I learned that at work, at home or on stage there is no substitute for preparation. We have to put thought into what we do and how we choose to go about it. My talk lasted around 16 minutes. That was by design. I did not want it to be too long or too…
Truly successful leaders understand that individuals must be managed as individuals. From 1st grade through college I was a slow classroom learner. Perhaps logically, I was placed in some classes for slow learners until 6th grade. I felt awful. I was ashamed. I was intelligent! My brain’s way of learning, containing and discerning information and…
Do you want to become a better leader? Below are five steps to improve your leadership skills 1) Change your perspective and biases I’m biased. I admit it. I don’t necessarily like it and I work on it daily. Being conscious of this helped me personally and professionally. Admitting this to myself was difficult because…
Positive workplace culture is crucial for a business to thrive. Yet, sometimes you have to exclude someone in order to foster a better workplace culture. If you looked at the high school or college grades of those you work with, you’d most likely be shocked. A’s don’t necessarily equal job excellence. Conversely, C-students tend to…
Everyone wants to work less and play more. Summer, in particular, is the perfect opportunity to refocus your prioritizes. Below are three steps to ensure that you have a fun, less stressful summer. It’s nearly here. We can see it in the trees as they are beginning to blossom. We can smell it in the…
The daily stresses of life can take a toll on us emotionally and physically. Sometimes it is hard to care about the things happening around us as we rush from one responsibility to another. It is time to learn how to give a damn again – in 3 easy steps. Last week was one of…
Times are changing – remote workplaces are becoming more and more common as workers are demanding more flexibility and a better work life balance. As I see it, Millennials and Gen Z are doing things differently. From going to school, studying, getting an office job, finding a partner, getting a house, having kids and living…
Millennials are all grown up and here to stay. They are bringing their unique ideas to the workplace and changing the way business is run. We’ve been hearing, talking and learning about this numerical force of nature for more than a decade. Now parents themselves, they also hold important positions at companies, in politics and…
How can we increase our productivity when confronted with limited resources? This talk proposes that we start from the understanding that resourcefulness requires consideration of multiple perspectives of the same resources. Resourcefulness follows from having the context to see something well enough to understand how we can take advantage of what otherwise might appear to…
