Ever notice that the very first sentence we say to each other at the very first moment of a New Year begins with “Happy”? Yep, the very first word we shout as the ball drops is “Happy!” Our very first wish for each other at the beginning of a new year is a…
DetailsWe just moved through an incredibly challenging year. It’s the most toxic one I’ve ever experienced. Perhaps you feel the same. Hacking, haranguing and a harrowing election cycle has put a damper on happiness for so many. Knowing I was going to write to you today, I sat over the weekend, tapped…
DetailsThat’s the title of a workshop I did years ago for a big international bank in NY. We were trying to get the customer-facing people to loosen up just a little and lead with an open mind before automatically saying “No,” which so many bankers had been trained to do. I know. That’s where I…
DetailsI meet a lot of new people. And that means that frequently I’m asked what I “do”. It would be wonderful if I could develop and remember an “elevator speech” that really encapsulated it, but faced with that situation in real time though, I find myself saying a variety of different things. Most of…
DetailsIn my last communication with you, prior to the election, I asked you to be careful – very careful– of how much of the negativity you let in – to your head and into your company or department. I hope you chose to heed my advice and I hope that it gave you some…
DetailsThere’s No Where to Go The media doesn’t miss a moment of this horrendous, degrading and R-rated election process. Even if you try to stay away from it, it’s almost impossible. This polluted version of an honorable process is being served up in the airports, in restaurants and all over social media. I (yeah,…
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