Article Summary: By a show of hands, who likes public speaking? A few hands go up. OK, who likes attending a PowerPoint presentation? Again, a few of you. Both…
Did you hear that The International Astronomical Union (IAU) declared Pluto a non-planet? They coined a new planet type, the "plutoid." That means, our solar system is now 8 planets…
Article Summary: By a show of hands, who likes public speaking? A few hands go up. OK, who likes attending a PowerPoint presentation? Again, a few of you. Both responses…
Article Summary: Body language can speak volumes when telling your business story. How you stand, hold your head, place your arms and direct your gaze are all part of the…
Ron Rosenberg, colleague and friend, has a nice weekly newsletter called "Tricks & Tales." The sub-message for his newsletter is "Stories on Life and Business to Baffle, Entertain, and Amaze."…
Last week, I posted a blog, "I am Honored to be a Washington Business Journal Guest Columnist for 2008." A week later, my first article about the power of story,…
I am honored to be a columnist for the 2008 Business Smarts series for the Washington Business Journal. The announcement came in the January 11 issue in an article titled,…
Article Summary: Facts don't sell. Stats don't persuade. People and their stories do. Tell your competitive intelligence data story every time through the eyes of your audience. Put your message,…
Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldmsith wrote an article recently in the journal, OD Practitioner, that chronicled their work in a school system that was riddled with conflict. It was a…
Many organizations get seriously tripped up trying to change things. This happens so much that there is now a field of “change management.” That always struck me as absurd, because…