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 [...]

Like many of us, I come from a divorced family.  My mom and dad divorced when I was in my late teens, and they have each been married to “new” spouses for longer than they were married to each other.  So, on Father’s Day, I do just as many of you do, call both dad [...]

Today, as I lay on ice to help aleviate my chronic back pain, I felt just a wee bit sorry for myself.  I was scanning my in box and I had an email from coach Jim Vuocolo, who had received this from a friend, and felt compelled to share it with his friends.  He didn’t [...]

 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  [...]

SECRET……The dictionary tells us that a secret (noun) is something that is kept hidden or concealed.
 
Most of us have been exposed to the tremendously successful movie and/or the book called “The Secret”, which contains knowledge that has been around for thousands of years, and it was packaged in an intriguing and ingenious way to attract [...]