“My mother never made me French toast during the week.” My husband said this to me last night when I was deciding what to make my two kids, ages ten and eight, for breakfast this morning before they went to camp. I have a hectic work day today but for some crazy reason I didn’t consider just throwing the kids some bowls and cereal. I was contemplating taking pans,… Read the rest
Hi All! I conduct workshops and seminars for employees of corporations (many attendees are Millennials) on how and why developing a Personal (Leadership) Brand platform for themselves is important to their career growth, success and advancement. And I also discuss this quite a bit in my second book, “Millennials Into Leadership: The Ultimate Guide for Gen Y’s Aspiring to Be Effective, Respected, Young Leaders at Work”. Here is a brief… Read the rest
Work as Soul Food: Fed or Nourished? Pizza parties piece of cake cookies too donuts dunked in copious coffee quaffed chocolates on desks stacked in Inukshuk figures guiding the way to the lunch room weaving by assorted candies scattered around the office like seashells at a beach. The challenge is not to be fed at work it is to prepare share and create work that nourishes stomach and soul without heaping on the… Read the rest
You don't need to be a basketball fan to know that LeBron James has been deciding if he should stay with his current team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, or move to another, more winning team. ESPN set aside an hour-long special episode for James to announce that he's going to the Miami Heat. James is extremely talented and has been called the next Michael Jordan . He is a free… Read the rest
Have you known all along that LeBron James would end up in Miami? Does the accuracy of your World Cup predictions rival that of Paul the German Octopus ? If you have a knack for guessing the outcomes of sporting events and you regularly win the NCAA office pool, you may have a future at a Sports- Betting Hedge Fund. The new investment strategy, currently employed by only one firm,… Read the rest
A Zinger mini rant on manipulating free information. Don’t be shabby . Don’t state that your e-book is free if I have to pay for it by giving you my time and information. Access denied . It irks me when someone states they have a free model or free e-book at their site but when you go to their site expecting to download a PDF you are confronted by… Read the rest
Some students, whether in grade school, high school or college, can only work under pressure. They put off writing papers until the last few days — or minutes– before the deadline. While some pupils brainstorm, research, draft, edit, rewrite, ponder, rewrite, edit and finalize, others are waiting until the final moments to get to work. Pressure is their motivator. You can find workers who thrive under pressure in just… Read the rest
In this economy you might not get a raise, but promotions seem to be plentiful. This phenomenon is partly due to the many layoffs we’ve seen. Managers are short handed and want employees to do more so they offer them a promotion so they’ll do the job of two people but feel better about it. I call this a fake promotion . There are also the real promotions, when… Read the rest
Hi All! Recently I was contacted by a large, well-known corporation who is interested in having me conduct my Millennial Business Boot Camp for a group of their Millennial (aka: Gen Y) employees. Their main reason for contacting me was because they knew my boot camp includes a section on Business Etiquette, covering: Meeting etiquette; dining etiquette; communication etiquette, dress etiquette, and general manners etiquette. The person who contacted… Read the rest
In this day and age, why is it still a no no for women to go topless? I always found this law to be puzzling and stupid, especially having gone to beaches abroad that have no problem with women going topless. Why isn’t this one law American women fight? Is it so ingrained in our society that breasts are just too sexual, too seductive, too scary to be exposed… Read the rest