U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christine Harvey is on a mission: Transition into the civilian working world. I first met Chris Harvey at the 2009 Business Women’s Forum in Hartford, CT. It was hard not to notice her commanding presence and radiant energy. She is what I call a “motivated leader.” We have since networked together [read more]
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christine Harvey is on a mission: Transition into the civilian working world. I first met Chris Harvey at the 2009 Business Women’s Forum in Hartford, CT. It was hard not to notice her commanding presence and radiant energy. She is what I call a “motivated leader.” We have since networked together [read more]
In this humorous video, actor Robert De Niro reminds of the common mistakes that can be made in the sales process. While it’s exciting to make a sale, land a new customer and “do the transaction”, our impatience can be counterproductive to our desired goal. Watch this short and entertaining video and see if you [read more]
Whether you are going on an interview, meeting someone for the first time, or welcoming your colleagues to a meeting, your handshake will be among the first things that people judge you by. It will happen instantaneously, as Malcolm Gladwell reminds us in his book “Blink.” Your handshake will either build your credibility and reputation [read more]
Today, I renewed my driver’s license, not at the DMV, but at my local AAA office. The experience blew my socks off. I am compelled to tell all of you about it. Here’s why… I had been dreading renewing my license, procrastinating until just days before my birthday. I remember how in the past I [read more]
The opening and closing of your presentation are your greatest opportunities to create impact with your audience. You must grab them right away and leave them changed in some way. These first and last minutes of your presentation can make or break your outcome. Why not invite them (or entice them) in… It’s critical that [read more]
You Can Always Go Flip Hamburgers…but should you? Here’s some sound advice for highly experienced, out of work professionals from Nancy Anton, Voice on Recruiting. Download her full article Taking an entry level job just to get back to work “I often hear people in transition say, ‘I guess I could always go back to [read more]
