Busy and successful people find themselves getting ”hit up” for all sorts of fundraisers, and to be on boards of directors on a regular basis.  If you are reading this post, you are probably thinking to yourself ”No kidding, it happened to me three times last week.”
Here are some principles I’ve learned since I began spending 1/2 my time volunteering [...]

 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  [...]

     One of the ways to increase excitement and engagement in the ranks is to raise people’s self-worth.  In this economy, a lot of charities have been hit really hard, and need awareness, funds, attention, and volunteers.  Check out what one young Portland woman started just recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw   It’s called the Pink Glove Dance.  How [...]

Every day another business management or leadership book comes out and every day you are wondering how to best leverage your existing workforce.  We read about the top ten CEOs, what we “should” be doing to best manage our people, and we are overwhelmed with quotes and advice from all the top leadership ”gurus”. Just for a moment, let’s STOP.  Take [...]

Distinction: EQ is not drama. (things becoming more emotional)  It is the opposite.
 
We are all draining some amount of revenue because of a less than perfect score on our emotional intelligence.
 
Oh, man, here she goes again with the fluffy stuff.  Emotional Intelligence?  You’ve got to be kidding.  I have a deadline to meet…no time for touchy-feely talk [...]

You are probably familiar with this poem. In today’s business climate you need the personal edge more than ever:
I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am completely at your command.
Half the things you do, you might just as well [...]

How to have “Tremendous” MasterMind Group Meetings
 
My dear, inspirational friend Charlie “Tremendous” Jones just passed away.  His memorial service is November 7th.  His most famous quote is “Five years from today you will be the same person you are today, except for the people you meet and the books you read”.  I carry his torch, [...]

Yesterday I received an family email from my sister, who is Chief Risk Officer at a very large international bank.  Apparently, family members have been contacting her, asking about economic survival strategies.  They are concerned about their 401K’s, investments, retirement security, etc.
The world is in a panic, and I’m stating the obvious unless you’ve been [...]

Diversity in the world of MasterMind Groups vs Industry-Specific Groups
For the last 4 months, I have been using one of my fee-based Mastermind Groups as a “test case”,(with their permission, of course) to attempt to prove that diverse groups (not industry-specific) are more effective than industry-specific groups.  So far, my theory is still simply that: [...]

Your business plan should be completed by the end of September and now that we are back from our summer vacations and we have the kids back in school, we can focus.  Does it seem like things are just spinning out of control?  Many of you have told me that, and believe me, I am [...]