The most productive, innovative and engaged workers are those who build extremely broad, mutually beneficial, uplifting relationships within their organizations. One easy way to build those relationships is by joining an employee resource group within your organization. But that’s not the only benefit. Listen in for the 5 reasons you should join an employee resource...

Most people think perfectionists are super type A, organized, immaculate, always put together. Would you be surprised that that is hardly ever the case. You may be suffering from one of the three types of perfectionism and not even know it.  Listen in as I talk with coach Nicole Baker Holleman about the 3 types...

Did you know that Jacques Pepin turned down the opportunity to work in the Kennedy White House and instead went to work for Howard Johnson’s?  Listen in to why based on his experience in presidential kitchens Jacques Pepin decided to work with Howard Johnson’s and how the training he received there set the course for...

It’s a veritable hodgepodge of marketing tips in this week’s episode. From how to reach out to past clients, how to build momentum in your business, avoiding feast or famine cycles and what do CATs have to do with confidence. Listen in to find out.  Drink of the week….Corona Sunrise  Click to BUY MY BOOK!...

What if I told you that one of the most accurate predictors of business success is whether or not your network is an open network or a closed one. Interested? Listen in to learn how to structure your network into open clusters for maximum success! Drink of the day: Cluster Fuck Click to BUY MY...

What if we looked at the creative, open-ended conversations that we tend to have in the hallways, starbucks lines and elevators as a metaphor for the kind of conversations we need in the many conferences and networking events we attend every year.  Listen in as I talk with author and podcast host Jen Hardy about...

With our daily schedules packed with meetings, deadlines, errands and obligations how can anyone find the time to network? Listen in for my 5 ways to network when you have absolutely no time to network.  Click to BUY MY BOOK! CLICK TO DOWNLOAD CHAPTER ONE AUDIO FREE Click to BOOK ME AS A SPEAKER Click...

Meetings are an important part of working and collaborating together but they can also be a huge bore, a timesuck and frankly a waste of time if people aren’t engaged in the meeting, or invested in the people at the table or the outcome.  With most executives spending on average 23 hours a week in...

By definition nostalgia is a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. But nostalgia is also a highly social emotion that helps connect us to other people. Listen in to learn how nostalgia can give us more confidence and help us build better relationships....

A recent study has found that people constantly underestimate how much others appreciate it when someone in their social circle unexpectedly reaches out to them. The study also found that the more surprising the reach out is, meaning the longer it has been between connections, the more people appreciate it. Listen in for further findings...