Subject: What should you be doing?

What should you be doing?

March 12th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDT

View onlineHere's what I tell new business clients when they first come my way... You do not have to speak to grow your business. Or write articles (or post on LinkedIn). And no, you don’t have to attend big conferences (or a million BAR events). ...

You might not think you need to know this (but you do)

March 5th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDT

View onlineI like to tell myself that I'm not one of those parents. The type that:Plays short-order cook.Folds and puts away their teenager's laundry.Doesn't have their kids do any chores around the house.Calls their child's coach to complain about ...

Not too embarrassed to share this

February 27th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDT

View onlineHeart thumping so loudly, I was certain she could hear it over the phone. As I fumbled my way through explaining what had happened, I knew this client was lost forever. It was the year after my cancer battle. I had been back in the offic ...

Don't worry (this happens to us all)

February 20th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDT

View onlineMotivated.Gung-ho.Ready to get started. But then life happens. The thing you intended to get done goes by the wayside. And you even (gasp!) procrastinate doing that thing. *** This happens all the time. For example, I recently led a mark ...

Do you want more control?

February 13th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDT

View onlineI want control (said a client last week). This particular person wants more control over organizational and policy decisions at her work. But I could replace her with almost any client because wanting more control is common (definitely a ...

Want to keep those emotions in check?

February 6th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDT

View onlinePacing, body tensing and fists clenched, he started to lash out with harsh words. Until he caught himself, and walked away while taking some slow breaths. Who was this? My son. On any given day, you could take your pick as to which of th ...

How not to manage people

January 30th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDT

View online“I’m not sure she’s ever going to cut it.” I was waiting outside a not-quite-closed door, mortified because... They were talking about me. The conversation was between two partners that I worked for often. One was complementary, ...

Do you also push thinking about this into the future?

January 23rd, 2024 at 8:00 am CDT

View onlineMy oldest is a Senior in High School, and my youngest goes into High School this Fall. I turned 50 last year. And my husband has already started talking about our lives and the changes we will want to make “when both boys are out of th ...

Do this if you want to see daggers shoot from my eyes

January 16th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDT

View onlineEyes shooting daggers, I cut her off. I was in the middle of a complicated project that needed deep thought, and a colleague had just barged into my office for (at least) the hundredth time that year (it was only April). Even though my d ...

You're being lied to (daily)

January 9th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDT

The good news is you can do something about it. ...