Okay, I talk fast. I admit it. Honestly, I cannot talk as fast as my mind can talk to me, but believe me, I try. And, I am beginning to think that all my fast talking is no more persuasive than the car dealer on the corner. What is it that I think I am conveying to the audience of […]
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21 Ways to Feed Your Kids Better
So much of what we feed our kids is full of chemicals and overprocessed, nutrient depleted food stuff. Junk food abounds. Providing your family with nutritious, acceptable and SAFE food is HARD to do! Almost everyday inside The GEM, we hear parents wishing they had better options that their kids would want to eat. Fast foods are pumped full of chemicals. Packaged […]
Read moreNOT Their Parents
This group is not driven by money, success or longevity in their jobs. This group doesn’t like to “buy stuff,” yet their economic impact will be substantial. By 2014, millennial will be 36% of the workforce and by 2020 they will claim almost half! There are 80 million in the population. They are the most diverse generation in history. This group […]
Read morePhase III: Translation What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up
When I decide to make a major change in my life, I must admit I am a risk taker. When I was 40, I sold my business, sent my daughter off to college, got a divorce, raised my son and hmmm I think that’s about it! Most people told me I was crazy to do everything at once but my […]
Read moreCollege to Career: Is a Parent’s Job Ever Finished?
Just a few weeks ago, it was graduation season and parents all over uttered a collective sigh of relief that they had accomplished another milestone of raising a child. Now that their son or daughter was armed with a high school diploma or college degree, surely the rest of life’s plan would effortlessly fall into place. Like the clichéd refrain […]
Read moreOde to the Frankie
I’m a Frankie girl. I love my Frankie. (Frankie = my Franklin Covey Classic Binder with all the fixins inside. If you are a man with a planner, its name is Frank.) My Frankie is like a business and professional “woobie” for me~one of the essential tools for trying to manage that work/life balance thang for this working mama. I’m […]
Read more“Dad’s Day” Beats the Heck Out of Father’s Day
What an incredible opportunity for me! I am so flattered to be asked by Cindy and Julie to write a man’s POV blog just in time for Father’s Day. Being a Dad is without a doubt the most enjoyable thing in my life, so I hope I can successfully & clearly communicate that point. One last thing – please hold […]
Read morePerformance Management is So Last Century
Literally. Performance Management has its roots in methodology based in the early 1900s for a workforce that had binary, repeatable tasks and the measure of effectiveness was making more widgets. Now we have a knowledge-based workforce requiring complex skills, fluid roles, and innovation. The definition of effective performance is constantly evolving. And yet, we keep heaping on layers of process […]
Read moreQuestion Your Business Strategy This Summer
Ever watched a regatta where the rowers are so synchronized, so in the flow, they power through the water creating no wake and no back splash with their oars? As they lay-back into each stroke they use the full range of their arms, legs and core; the entire team of four or eight rowers pulling through simultaneously to the finish. […]
Read moreBunt or base hit?
Dog days of summer are here. It’s getting warmer and your team is feeling the heat. Mediocre players are being reviewed, minor league up and comers are biting at the bit, star players might have hit a slump and free agents are checking out their options. It’s almost mid-season and if you’re going to go for the win, bunt or […]
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