You’ve heard it a million times before: always make a good impression. Great advice, right? It’s time to do the same with your kickoff meetings. Start with a bang. Come out swinging. Now’s not the time to hold back. Anything...
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Last week was far from my best. On the same morning I received an unexpected email from a client terminating our engagement, I got a text from my Mom letting me know one of my brothers was in the hospital. All while I was...
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say they need to improve their ‘elevator pitch’ or their ‘30 second commercial…’ Most of the time, they are talking about practicing their talking, and talking, and talking…and...
How much is a cohesive team that is well aligned, working in sync, and operating in support of a common goal worth to you? Is it worth, say…$26 million? For Stan Van Gundy, the coach of the Detroit Pistons basketball team (as...
Getting to “No” – When to walk away from bad business Being in business—independently or as a part of a team responsible for making the cash register ring—we can be lulled into a belief that any paid engagement is a good one....
“Jeffrey, you’ll make someone a good wife someday…” That’s a direct quote from one of the owner’s of a natural foods store I worked at for over two years when I was in high school. They loved me there at Mother Nature’s...
You’ve likely heard of the 5 stages of grief. At some point in all of our lives, we are likely to go through that process. On the other hand, I had never heard of the 5 stages of dining. That is, until my experience at the Inn...
Can you imagine what it would be like if you were at Disney World and saw Mickey Mouse with his HEAD OFF? That’s right—Mickey Mouse, with no head. Dreams shattered! Possibly worse than finding out Santa Claus isn’t real (I hope I...
Your company is growing and you have the exciting challenge to expand your team, congratulations! Part of our talent consulting practice involves coaching the leadership team on how to conduct an interview that will leave your...
