Marketing folks know this: you must present your target audience with something so interesting, so compelling, so curious that they stop doing what they are doing and go look at your stuff instead. This thing that they present to you is called a hook. Hooks come in various forms. ThinkContinue Reading
When I was growing up – actually, until only a couple of years ago – I really did not want anything to do with sales or marketing. First, I didn’t like asking people for anything, especially money! Second, I had several experiences watching sales and marketing people going about theirContinue Reading
The new year is nearly here! Traditionally we think of setting goals for the year ahead around this time. I was reminded this week of a practice I haven’t done in awhile that I’d like to revive for myself – creating a vision board. If I convince you it’s notContinue Reading
I have exciting news! You might have noticed I’ve been posting a lot on LinkedIn the past week. I’ve been shooting for one post a day to be exact. The posts serve two purposes: help people who are in job transition, and to start giving a glimpse into what toContinue Reading
I had been working as a project manager and got laid off. For some time, I knew traditional project management wasn’t the right fit for me. I wanted to apply what I learned about intent-based leadership and personal development coaching to my next role. I always believed that after beingContinue Reading
Do you put any thought into the sayings on greeting cards? If you get a number of cards around Christmastime, you may have even less attention to give. I can’t say I study each card, but this one drew me in. “Peace in our hearts draws friends near.” It’s notContinue Reading
Leading your team, your peers, and even your family to peak performance takes dedication, patience, and commitment. You may need to learn skills and cultivate new habits. But know it’s all possible! You can be key to your own peak performance and the peak performance of those around you. FollowingContinue Reading
Leading your team, your peers and even your family to bleak performance is easy! See for yourself with these 5 ways to ensure bleak performance. Bleak Performance Tip 1: Cancel Approved Vacation This approach has been used successfully for decades. The setup is that you, the manager, approves a vacationContinue Reading
There are approximately 6 weeks left of the year. What is still on your ‘get-it-done-in-2020’ checklist? Yes, I know, this was one strange year. Priorities and routines were upended. Still – was there something you set out to do during the year that is not done? The first step isContinue Reading
You are the leader of your team, or department, or functional area and you need to know what’s going on. So you hold a weekly staff meeting and have everyone report out their status. They report out their status even though everyone is not working on the same thing andContinue Reading