A Break In The BlahBlah

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   Seems like we’re always rushing, doesn’t it? Even in these days when we’re not literally going much of anywhere, there’s this sense of pressure to get things done, to respond immediately, to move the project along. Think about the language we use. We’re forever jumping…

Check Your Surge Capacity

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   You can hardly count the ways life has changed—for all of us—in the past six months. You can certainly feel them. And feel them, and feel them, and well, you know. Your clients and colleagues feel the changes too. So do your friends and your…

Hey, What’s Happening To Your Glabella?

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   If you’re like most Americans, you didn’t pay much attention to the political conventions. I, on the other hand, watched just about every minute of both of them. Yes, there were moments when I wanted to throw something at the TV. And, it was such…

Singing Their Song

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   With all the remote work we’re doing now, it can be a challenge to develop rapport with a potential client or customer or even with colleagues. When we all just log into Zoom or jump on a conference call and start talking, we miss an…

“The Connect”—Why You Need It

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   Political campaigns and conventions are such an opportunity to study what works … and what doesn’t … when it comes to getting a message across and persuading people to pick you. That’s a priority for presidential candidates, of course. It’s also crucial for all of…