May 7, 2020
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It's official! We're honored to announce that I'll be serving as President and CEO of BIZDEV: The International Association for Business Development and Strategic Partnerships™, the trade organization serving as the voice of business development and strategic partnerships professionals worldwide. Please don't hesitate to shout if we can [...]
As discussed in a number of books such as Lead With Your Heart and Make Change Work for You, uncertainty is the only certainty that working professionals can anticipate going forward. From the smallest local businesses to the largest global enterprises, the mass onset of coronavirus and other disruptive events [...]
April 7, 2020
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So much for "status quo." As recent events remind, unpredictability is the only thing we can predict and uncertainty the only certainty for working professionals going forward. From the smallest local businesses to the largest global enterprises, ongoing disruptions will only continue to impact the fundamental way in [...]
How can you build the kind of business that people love showing up to work at every day? Create a more welcoming and productive workplace? Champion a corporate culture that prizes diversity and teamwork? Our new book Building a Better Workplace - out October 16, 2008 - answers [...]
How can you create the kind of meetings and events (corporate or otherwise) that will make audiences stand up and take note? That's the question we were asked by the California Society of Association Executives recently, and answered with an end-to-end guide on how to build excitement and [...]
What's the secret to winning with public relations?? And how can you manage a brand in crisis?? Fox Business invited us to weigh in.
May 30, 2018
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Want to give your career a shot of adrenaline, send job prospects soaring, and open more professional doors than ever before, even if you feel that you’re stalling out or stuck in your current position? As a new infographic reveals, all you have to do to get ahead [...]
Innovation is one of today’s hottest business topics, but many organizations often struggle to build successful strategies for making the concept work. One of the best descriptions of the challenges that enterprises encounter comes from Disrupt Yourself author Whitney Johnson, as she takes a closer look at what [...]
April 30, 2018
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Common wisdom holds that we’re all competing for something in business, whether it’s time, money, attention, or other limited resources. But what if working hand-in-hand with competitors was actually the more effective strategy for getting ahead – and collaborating with rivals could actually help you create more win-win [...]
Listening and empathy – defined as the ability to understand and share others’ feelings – go a long way towards building healthy friendships and romantic relationships. But it may surprise you to learn that these skills are of equal value in the boardroom and business community as well. [...]