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Why Attending Conferences and Networking Events Matter to Your Professional Success

I believe that attending conferences and networking events matter to your professional success. I’ve attended nearly a hundred conferences and networking events over the past decade. After each...

Event Recaps
Discovering Your FIT in Business by Standing Out

As a child you were taught to fit in. In school. In family. In fashion. And of course, fit in socially. Not too tall, not too short, not too thin, not too fat, not too loud.

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Can We Make Ourselves Appear (Authentically) Smarter?

Presentations and meetings can cause cause anxiety. We worry about how our audience, whether strangers or colleagues, might perceive our intelligence and abilities. These fears are not baseless;...

Executive Recruiter Missteps and Stumbles!

Ah, the joys of being an Executive Recruiter. Part of a profession with no credentialing process, low barriers to entry and nicknamed “Headhunter,” which is otherwise associated with shrunken heads.

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The Corcoran Report as Presented at Inman Connect New York by Barbara Corcoran

Disclaimer right from the start: I am a fan of Barbara Corcoran. I haven’t met her but she is on my “winner’s list.”

You Can't Change the Past

Here’s the thing— when someone is caught cheating, scamming or conning to win their prize, you forever put them in a different category in the rolodex in your head.

9 Things Leaders Must Do To Create A Transformation

Natural instincts and leadership talent alone, no matter how robust, won’t get the big financial, business and customer wins necessary from a highly visible transformation effort.

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Coffee Talk: The Link Between Leadership & Process Improvement

If you've ever tried to instill a culture of process improvement in an organization, then you know it is not an easy task. There are cultural and leadership issues that need to be addressed even...

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Are You a Great Coach in the Office?

Have you heard about the concept of being a coach at work and wondered a) what does it mean, and/or b) why the fuss?

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A New Twist on the Old Story About What’s Holding Women Back

Everyone is talking about the challenges women face in reaching the top of the corporate world, and every version of the explanation follows a similar storyline: There is a bias in business.

Strategy Lessons From Steve Jobs

Strategy is the lighthouse of leadership; it is it’s most visible part as well as the most important ingredient that helps from crashing on the shore of competition.

Accepting Responsibility is Good Business

In life, saying that you've messed something up and that you accept the consequences can be a difficult thing. And when you're faced with accepting responsibility at work, it can be harrowing.