Warning: I’m about to retreat to that special place – My Soapbox! I’ll try to keep it brief however brevity has never come easily for me, especially on topics I'm passionate about. Why is it when times get tough, companies have a tendency to cut back on their people initiatives? If there is someone out there who thinks this makes good business sense, I want to hear from you. I know the economy is in the toilet and in most businesses’ margins are shrinking… However how can companies weather the… Continue

When you are going out to purchase office supplies can you really tell the difference between Office Max, Office Depot, Staples or any other brand that is out there? Of course you can’t… I have an interesting story about one of these big box office supply retailers that I feel compelled to share. As always the name will not be used to protect the innocent. So I walk into one of these office supply emporiums to pick up a couple of odds and ends. No sooner did I step foot in the front door than… Continue

We’ve all seen it. We’ve seen the ads that look like they just got home from an evening of “drinks around the world” (let’s not get into that story just yet). We’ve seen the resumes that look like they were copied and pasted from every college grad in any given business school. We’ve seen the business cards that look like they forgot to put on clothes before they stepped outside. And, even better, we are expected to take these things seriously when we see them. It’s all about our paper presence… Continue

This past week, I must have checked my phone at least 100 times, anxiously awaiting the announcement of who Barack Obama selected as his running mate. Then, on Saturday, at 6:25am EST, I received the following text message from 62262 (Obama): Barack has chosen Senator Joe Bid… Continue

I'm brand-spanking-new to Talent Revolution and am so intrigued with how it's evolving. I especially appreciate the diversity in age, gender and career backgrounds, and the camraderie among professionals to share ways on how to feel fulfilled in their UCL (as you can see, I'm learning the lingo). When I started my business a little more than three years ago, I thought I had a plan. After spending about 7 years in the corporate environment, the last thing I wanted to do was more business-to-busi… Continue

So, as I sit, thinking of fresh new sexy ways to help build this awesome company I work for... my mind begins to trail... Getting ready to call people I have never met... in hopes of finding a connection with them so that I can help them find and define their UCL... I listen to the words they speak. I hear every word they are communicating. I am paying attention to the fluctuations in their dimeanors, speech, and intonations... listening to hear their passion. Listening to find that spark that… Continue

This coming fall when you see geese heading south for the winter; flying along in a V formation, you might like to consider what science has discovered about why geese fly this way. It has been learned as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in a V formation, the whole flock adds at least seventy-one percent greater flying range then if the bird flew on its own. People who share common sense of community can get where they are quicker an… Continue

If you had a bank that credited your account each morning with $86,400, that carried over no balance form day to day, and allowed you to keep no cash in your account, and every evening cancelled whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day, what would you do? Draw out every cent of course. Well, you have such a bank and its name is "time". Every morning it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Each night it rules off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good pu… Continue

Today something awesome happened to me. I met Amanda Hite. I was introduced to this site through a stranger showing up on my twitter account (that was flattering in and of itself, someone was "following" me). I was curious, so I clicked on the little icon and found out about this place/thing called Talent Revolution. I nosed around a little bit and liked what I saw, so I joined up. I didn't realize what a momentous thing that would become. I read som posts and then decided that the corteous thin… Continue

Ever since I relocated my office in walking distance from my bedroom I've been working on detoxing my tongue from corporate linguistics. Here are 10 of the many played out phrases ( and what they really mean) from the Dictionary of Corporate BS. If you want to be relevant and authentic in your Leadership I recommend 86ing them from your vocabulary. The 'tone' is all in fun, enjoy.. I’ve heard… Implies other people have complained about your actions. Preface to a criticism or reprimand… Continue