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 [...]

Yesterday was one of those typical days: coaching calls, a presentation, a meeting, and some administrative tasks.  As I was looking at my calendar, realizing it was “kids over for dinner” night, (we have a family dinner once a week with the three kids, who are all in college at once, all locally, and often [...]

 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  [...]

last night I watched the premiere of a new show, right after the Super Bowl.  It was called “Undercover Boss”.  Another on the long list of ubiquitous reality tv shows.  Truthfully, I expected to be turning it off after a few minutes.  That did not happen.  In fact, I was amazed, impressed, and am a [...]

In my last post I talked about disengagement.  Let’s continue the discussion, first, by giving you a “state of the people” address.  Then let’s look at some actions you can take to proactively position yourself for the next battle:
Some things you should know:  

According to a recent study by the Washington-based Corporate Executive Board, the [...]

     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 [...]