Mar 17, 2020
It’s/Its, You’re/Your, Who’s/Whose, and They’re/There/Their Part I Whether it’s a snail-mail letter, an email, an office memo or even a text to your boss, correctness definitely counts in the professional business world. And it counts, big-time, if you’re...
Oct 1, 2019
There is no point at which you can say, “Well, I’m successful now. I might as well take a nap.” Carrie Fisher, Author and Actress Hello, and welcome to Part Two of my two-part blog on How to be your own publicist. In part One, I covered the...
Jul 10, 2019
Have you ever heard of the 1970s television show, Colombo? The detective in the series, played by Peter Falk, kept returning to ask the suspects questions until they practically confessed, just to get rid of him! Maybe you have a Colombo as an employee—you...
Jun 11, 2019
Wow. It must be “Difficult People Season!” I’ve never had more follow-up questions than I did to the article I posted two weeks ago, on dealing with difficult people. So, let’s continue the conversation over the next few weeks… One of the toughest difficult...
May 28, 2019
Do you happen to have your very own difficult person? How many times have you ever wished your difficult person would just stop being difficult? Did that change their difficult behavior? How many times have you ever told someone else about your difficult person: “I...
Jan 15, 2019
The following question was submitted to me by a woman named Demetria, who works in the industrial plumbing industry. I thought it was a great topic to address in this week’s blog, so thanks for the suggestion, Demetria! (And please note: Demetria wants to ask her boss...
