Gen Y and the Pursuit of Fabulous

July 26, 2011

A conversation with Ellen Lubin-Sherman, author, The Essentials of Fabulous/Because Whatever Doesn’t Work Here Anymore… The fabulous people of the world are fabulous because they work at it. Sure, there could be attributes inherent in a person that makes being fabulous a little easier (like having patience or a friendly disposition), but even those attributes can turn […]

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What If You Had a Year to Face Your Fears?

July 21, 2011

What if you had a year? What if you had no outside distractions and could focus on just one thing? Perhaps it’s a passion or some kind of personal development. What if it were a fear? A few weeks ago, I saw ex-celebrity blogger Noelle Hancock on “Today.” She had written a book that peaked my […]

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The Balance Between Leadership and Accountability

July 19, 2011

The following is posted at Forbes blogs Work in Progress: With all the Rupert Murdoch news about him not being aware of the phone hacking News of the World journalists conducted, it’s sounding a little similar to Enron: We didn’t know. There is a fine line balancing the expertise leaders may have in a specific area with the […]

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Multiple Perspectives with Allstate and Budweiser

July 14, 2011

One of the things I used to hear in my former job was that all businesses think they face unique challenges, but that’s not really the case. Everything can boil down to a pretty comparable set of challenges all organizations face. They just look a little different. While that may be true when you have time […]

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Blog Carnival: Top Presentation Strategies for Women

July 11, 2011

This article has been selected for DeFinis Communications’ “Top Presentation Strategies for Women” Blog Carnival. You can enjoy even more posts from other exceptional bloggers at their website (Blog Carnival on July 13). Over the years, I would like to believe that I have developed pretty decent presentation skills. Being in an MBA program, I […]

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Do I No Longer Need Comments?

July 6, 2011

I might be done with comments. I know what you’re thinking…mostly that I must be crazy. How can a blogger be done with comments? Probably because they’re just not enough anymore. Let me walk you through my logic: Back when I got started blogging, I was desperate for comments. I wanted to know that more […]

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Behind the Scenes

June 30, 2011

I was watching Iron Man 2 the other day, and as in many cases where a hero deals with having to balance saving the world with his day-to-day identity, Stark was having a little bit of a meltdown (spoiler alert). In the public, he was a playboy CEO who just handed the reigns of the company […]

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LinkedIn Report: Men More Savvy Online Professional Networkers than Women

June 22, 2011

The battle of the sexes. Got to love the idea that we’re still in an “us vs. them” world sometimes. Even if we do try to make it more about uniting instead of separating, you have to acknowledge there are differences between men and women. Well, when it comes to online professional networking, it looks […]

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What Corners Are You Cutting?

June 13, 2011

The following is a post at Forbes Blogs – Work in Progress: At the Starbucks coffee drive-through on my way to work, the customary path is to drive around the building and get in line. The other day, a gentleman came from the other direction and cut in front of me…with his car. This guy was […]

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