People will always remember how you made them feel …

I have learned that people are creatures of emotion, motivated by pride and vanity. They won’t always remember what I have told them, or what I have taught them, but they will always remember how I made them FEEL, whether that was good or not so good. I try to make it a regular part […]

What Not to Say…

You have most likely heard the expression, It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it, that implies we need to mind our manners when communicating with people…

The High Cost of Meetings

In part one of this valuable topic we have learned the importance having an organized chairperson or meeting leader, staying on course with an agenda allotting time to specific items, and collaboratio…

Acting as if…

What you say you want means nothing if you are not willing to pay the price to obtain it …

Put Leadership Before Management

“Begin with the end in mind,” is Dr. Steven Covey’s Habit #2 in his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. This ‘habit’ teaches us the value of having a clear picture of the end of our life, and the roles we have filled in our family, our career or profession, our friendships and […]

Feed me Feedback – Summer 2008

Arriving in several ways, feedback enters our world by words spoken, the behavior of others, opportunities, internal messages from our mind, the performance of our bodies, data, and so on. R…