Effective leadership is not impossible in a virtual work world, but it definitely requires thoughtful planning.

We are all adjusting to a new virtual work reality. Even those of us who have worked from home for years are sensing the difference in this period of protect...

24 keys to meeting effectiveness.

If you are responsible for marketing, you no doubt feel daily pressure to accomplish three things: get customers, keep customers and grow...

Your objective identifies what you want to accomplish with your presentation in one or two sentences.

Below are presentation power tips from my book, Clear, Concise & Compelling: How to Present to Change Minds and Influence Outcomes. Creating a clear, concise...

What do you do when you're in charge of implementation of a decision you may not have made or agree with? You've been hesitant and uneasy fr

A compelling presentation takes the audience on a fascinating journey from where they are now to your ultimate destination – your presentati

Like a journey, good presentations are intended to accomplish something: provide new information to change thinking, get a commitment, secur

As masters of marketing, it’s our job to cut through that noise and connect the right audience with the right ad for a product solving...

Your marketing strategy needs to be rooted in the company’s core competencies, must support the company strategy, and align with sales.

So, you’re a molecular biologist leading your field in groundbreaking research, that’s great! The problem is that you’re being told by pushy marketing people...

“Just do it.” – Nike. This is only a partial truth. There’s a level of planning and preparation involved with effective and productive management. Below are ...

Any type of change brings challenges unique to managers. It could be a highly valuable employee leaving, a change in market demands, or even moving to a new ...

Employees want to add value and feel that what they are producing is important. There’s an interesting statistic in sports called “Wins Above Replacement (WA...

Who could ever forget Tom Cruise yelling into the phone “Show Me the Money” again and again to his client Cuba Gooding, Jr. It is so easy to go from there t...

Of course, the coaches don’t play the game. But the best players become the best by understanding their strengths, their weaknesses, and learning from great...

For hundreds (maybe thousands) of years, doctors thought that intestinal and gastric ulcers resulted from stress and/or too much stomach acid. So, they trie...

In our 25 years of consulting, the most common exasperation of front-line workers, first and second level managers, and unhappy customers is the same thing: ...

TV script writers have learned how to make NOT listening hilarious. The cast of SUPERIOR DONUTS includes the stereotypical older Jewish guy, the cool young ...