Upping Your Customer Service Quotient

Upping Your Customer Service Quotient

Hello there, you Customer Service Expert, you! But why would I call you an expert? For starters, you’ve been a customer all your life. Since you were a little kid, you’ve been buying stuff, going to the movies, paying bills, eating in restaurants, getting...
Group Projects: Four Tips for Success

Group Projects: Four Tips for Success

Group projects. You either love ‘em (Oh, good—I get to hang out with my co-workers every Tuesday for the next four months!), or you hate ‘em (Oh, rats—I have to hang out with my co-workers every Tuesday for the next four months!). Whether you’re a manager, a...
Time Management Re-Re-Revisited

Time Management Re-Re-Revisited

Ho-hum. Sigh. Yawn. Another time management article, you say? Yes, I say. Why, you say?  Because managing your time effectively is one of the most valuable skills you can master, I say, so let’s stop chatting while I write this article! Okaaaay, you say, but reading...
Weight-lifting for Your Brain! Optimizing “Learning Transfer”

Weight-lifting for Your Brain! Optimizing “Learning Transfer”

Hey there! When’s the last time you actually attended a class and learned something new? I’m talking about any class—it could be a weekend CPR/First Aid class at the local Red Cross. Or a gardening class at the YWCA. Or a professional seminar on management and...
How to Calm your Inner Chatterbox

How to Calm your Inner Chatterbox

  Do you sometimes feel as if your brain just won’t relax and take a break? I sometimes feel that way—especially when I wake up at 4am and really want (and need) to go back to sleep, but my mind just won’t cooperate. I may as well get up and do something...
Your USP – A Powerful (and free) Self-marketing Tool!

Your USP – A Powerful (and free) Self-marketing Tool!

Hi there, and welcome to the latest edition of my blog! This time, I’m going to answer a question that was sent in to me by a reader. After reading my book, she asked if I would comment further on the concept of having a “USP,” and how to best use it in a job...