Most of us are well aware of Ellen DeGeneres. Y’know, the very creative TV personality who has a huge empire built on gentle humour, amazing dancing and a ‘be kind’ ethos. Her business longevity stats are awesome too. Almost twenty years, 3,000 episodes, and over 1,000 staff members. So, have you heard that her show […]
These COVID times have sharpened our thinking, haven’t they? With less free cash to spare, just about all of us are paying closer attention to the products/services we buy and to how we get pitched. Because wasting money or making a big mistake is simply not allowed right now. And for those of us pitching […]
Solid relationships with your people build massive ROIs. Y’know how I constantly go on about how business is Personal? And Personal means People? People. Not data and not tech? I want to share something that happened this week. A bit of background More than twenty years ago, I began building my ultimate dream team. A […]
Most of the business people I serve right now are having issues staying focussed. Life still feels chaotic and cRaZy these days, right? Which is leading to colossal feelings of frazzle and overwhelm. Yet, this is excellent news. Because these mood swings are our body’s way of coping so they are a very normal state […]
When COVID hit, I struggled with Networking in the virtual world. The old ways of ‘press the flesh’ and ’60 second sound bites’ fell completely flat. I could see how precious little was resonating in the zoom rooms because simply migrating stale practices to a virtual environment is ineffective on so many levels. I needed […]
I want to share a common and recurrent theme I see as I help business owners grapple with their Post-COVID Success Plans. Personal Values. What are your core values and what exactly do you stand for? In the current environment, we are all finding that trying to get someone to take a look at our […]
Have you noticed in all the excitement of getting back to work and making money, or just adjusting to the new normal, your to-do list has become super long? And you’re still feeling overwhelmed with everything and wondering how on earth you can get this stuff done? Please let me give you some friendly advice. […]
No, I have not gone woo-woo with a title about your head, your heart and your hands. As we are finally inching our way out of the lockdown clutches of the pandemic, I think we can all agree that not only is our world as we knew it, forever changed, but so too is our […]
Let’s create the future. NOW! When COVID became a reality for us in mid-March, I made an abrupt shift in my business. I began preaching to anyone and everyone, ‘Stay in front of your customers and tribe. Let them know you are there. Let them know you are a human with emotions too.’ I even […]
I am delighted to be on the receiving end of some massively positive stories about achieving Post-COVID success. They implement their plans and are already repeating results. Let’s talk about that! You know I am passionately devoted to cross-functional thinking and activities. In every organization. Simply put, I believe no one person has all the […]