I get a lot of calls and e-mails.  Every once in a while, they seem to “trend together”.  When that happens, and a certain topic pops up more prevalently, I feel the need to address it.
There are a bunch of frustrated CLOs, HR managers, corporate trainers and managers in the trenches right now with a little bit [...]

     I frequently refer to the people who have made the biggest difference in my life, and why.  In the first Chapter of “Yes, You Can!” I mention Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, Jim Rohn, Alan Smith, and Lance Wallnau.  If you’ve heard me speak, you’ve probably heard me talk about my late husband Gary Wert, and [...]

Recently, one of my mentors ended up in the hospital.  After a traumatic injury and surgery, he began to display strange, out-of-character behavior.  Normally an extremely friendly and congenial person, he acted very mean and angry, calling his caregivers derogatory names.  He was convinced that he was not in the hospital, but somewhere else. He was convinced [...]

Professional image is one of the downward spiraling fundamentals in the business world, causing communication breakdowns, lost advancement opportunities, and negative outcome interviews.
Some of the simplest, most basic things are getting in the way of employees being advanced and getting jobs and companies doing business together.
Professionalism starts with appearance.  We are told as kids “not to judge a book by its [...]

 The discussions of employee re-engagement we’ve been having this month have been filled with great information and lots of interaction.
 If you would like to register for the a complimentary webinar entitled Re-engaging the Workforce , which includes three industry experts discussing how to re-engage employees while uncertainty still exists, scheduled for Thursday, February 18th, you can use the following link:   www.ttidisc.com  [...]