One recurring theme is dealing positively with conflict. I thought I’d tackle that topic today since I was recently challenged myself to do just that. Here are 12 ways to deal more skillfully and positively with conflict. Adopt a Win/Win intention. We live in a competitive culture. We want to “win,” but in the competitive…
I just got back from a lovely night on the beach with my friend Susan Schluz. We picked up some salads and headed to then beach for a late summer evening of catching up on personal and professional successes and foibles. I haven’t seen her since July, so it was a good time to catch…
We’ve been celebrating Labor Day for over a 100 years. The idea of celebrating a “workingman’s holiday” spread with the growth of labor unions. It’s celebrated in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago, the Philippines and maybe even a few other places. There are still a few speeches and parades that commemorate…
The sign outside Panera’s door said, “Hiring Energetic and Enthusiastic Associates”. I’d seen the sign before, several times, but smiled anyway. Even the thought of energy and enthusiasm gives me a little boost. While I was ordering my salad, I struck up a conversation with the young (not so energetic) person behind the counter.…
Now what are the odds that a Happiness Coach hails a cab in NYC and finds a person who introduces himself as the Happy Cabbie? Yikes! Well it happened the other night and it feels like it must be the law of attraction at work! Strategic partner Carolyn and Watt and I were…
Yesterday I went to the bank to close two accounts, and there were no questions asked. My business and personal accounts were in two different places and it was time to make it easy and get them all in one place. The accounts I was closing were not very big in the scheme of things,…
It’s Saturday and I’m still shaking my head. On Wednesday I was up in CT and needed to return my rental car by 6PM. At 4:15 or so I set out for what should have been about 45, maybe 50 minute drive away from rush hour traffic to the Westchester Airport. My plan was to…
Last week I was having dinner with a colleague in Miami. A wonderful Italian restaurant on the inter-coastal waterway. Good food, good company. In the rustic tradition the white napkins resembled kitchen towels – thirsty but – uh fuzzy. Absorbed as I was in the food and the conversation I didn’t pay much attention to…
Some of you know I’m particularly fond of my friends over at New Pig Those of you who’ve known me a long time may remember the stories of how New Pig was started by two guys that wanted to create happy customers. (Yeah, they did want to soak up spills more efficiently with their super…
Like many on Sunday night, I watched the premier of Undercover Boss. Everybody I’ve spoken to this week has asked me if I’d seen it. You bet and it was a great idea. Today I ran across a great blog entry about it – and I must say – I couldn’t have expressed it any…
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