Recently I had the pleasure of being a passenger in a small private airplane. The pilot, the owner of the airplane welcomed me then instructed me to just sit in my seat while he went through his pre-flight check list that was printed on a laminated card. So I just sat there while he spent about t…
How do you effectively deal with the media?
What are the best media training tips?
As I travel around the world I always enjoy sampling the media in different countries.
Even if I don’t speak Thai, Bahasa or Mandarin, watching local news services always provides a unique insigh…
There are papers on the floor, across the desk and resting on the keyboard. Piles of files are all around. Magazines, newspapersyou name it. Just about anything can be found in this office. You’ve seen it in your own organization. You know what I am talking about.
Several years ago an empl…
I know that there have been people with the title of Project Manager for many years, and there has been a growing body of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques in the area of project management for a long time. Yes, there have always been projects. But never before has it been so important for …
Teams, teams, teams. They’re all the rage these days. Whether you love-em or loathe-em, you’ll have to learn to live, not only with them, but within them. You career will depend on it. Here are five strategies for building a high-performance team.
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Research shows that talking to strangers — not people in your comfort zone — is the single most powerful key to a creative career and business move. Yet many people resist. Sometimes they don’t understand the concept of networking. At other times, they set impossible goals. Here are some guide…
What makes a business relationship?
What really makes a business relationship? This may be very hard to define as it goes beyond just meeting the person and chatting about something you have in common. A relationship is developed over a period of time and usually does not happen instantly. …