I recently read a light and fun article on our preoccupation with "liking." In "Like, Enough With The Liking Already," (Funny Times) author Laura Boggs paints a vivid picture of…
Ira KoretskyAugust 19, 2020
One of my last semester's students (I'm an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland) asked me for advice about how to keep his internship, which looks like it is…
Ira KoretskyApril 8, 2020
I was on the Harvard Business Review (HBR) website reading an article on leadership. The fun and also illustrative image below first caught my eye. Then the article title grabbed…
Ira KoretskyJune 27, 2019
It's 8am. You just arrived at your conference. You make a bee-line for your necessary morning jolt of java. As you are stirring in your sugar, Jenna, next to you,…
Ira KoretskyJune 5, 2019
I’m often asked, "When it comes to deciding what story to tell, where do I start?” Powerful stories are those that touch people, that touch people with a personal experience…
Ira KoretskyNovember 5, 2018
When faced with the choice between waiting in line or leaving, here’s a tip that works most of the time, to start an email conversation with the conference speaker. The…
Ira KoretskyOctober 15, 2018
I attended a conference today. And the executive introducing the keynote speaker repeated his name and title, not 30 seconds after he was just introduced. This reduced his communication effectiveness…
Ira KoretskySeptember 17, 2018
Carol, one of my clients, called today. She asked about how to invite a business acquaintance to lunch. Before answering, I asked a few questions to probe a little bit…
Ira KoretskyAugust 27, 2018
Anxious is a word all too often misused. You’ll hear people, whether in the workplace or socializing, saying, “I’m anxious to meet Julie.” Or “I’m anxious to tell you about…
Ira KoretskyJuly 16, 2018