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Seven Reasons Salespeople Talk Too Much

Why do we often talk more than we should? When other people talk too much, we notice immediately. When we talk too much, everyone else notices except us.  Here are a few possible explanations:  1. Anxiety. People who are anxious use an avalanche of words to...

Managing in a Busy World

Managers are struggling to find the time to have needed conversations with colleagues and direct reports. Ann Phillips, a senior consulting partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies, knows this firsthand. When training Blanchard’s Situational Leadership®...

Ready. Set. Goals. 2012.

Every successful individual or organization has a plan. You need to know where you are today and what you want to accomplish in the future. However, just knowing what you want to accomplish is only the first component of a successful equation. The balance of a...

Highly Effective Time Management

By changing how you think about your tasks, you can create a better return on investment for your time. Do you have more ‘to-dos’ than time in your day? Is lack of time preventing you from reaching more of your goals? If you had more time, what would it...

Getting Things Done. On Time!

There is a well-known axiom in business that "failure to plan is planning to fail." Well-known, and, all too often, honored in the reach. It is planning, in its many guises, that ultimately has the greatest impact on whether you finish a task or project on...