“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.”
Lily Tomlin
One of the important attributes of guide dog puppies in training is that they have to be resilient and bounce back from things that startle them. This last weekend we took our almost 6-month guide dog puppy Ajax to an outdoor musical venue called the Hollywood Bowl to [...]
Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about seven important trends, wrapping up your [...]
Perry Marshall, long thought of as THE guru for Adwords (Google pay-per-click) marketing, has an interesting post on his blog titled “Sometimes Google AdWords is the least effective way to reach your target customer.” In it he mentions four situations in which other marketing tactics (email being one) can be more effective than search.
These four [...]
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER
Title: Keeping up with the competition
Competency: self-development
Who benefits: you
Consultant Usage: reference source
What’s it about? Last week I promoted some educational opportunities (EOs) for my friends in the Southern California area. Today I would like to share some EOs for the rest of you in the US, Canada and beyond.
These selected programs [...]
When I was growing up, my German-born father would tell me that American beer was just “water with a head on it.” The fellow who did the most to change that was Jim Koch.
Jim is the guy who founded Boston Beer Company, makers of Samuel Adams Boston Lager (Sam Adams) and other beers. How he [...]
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.”
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Ajax, our guide dog puppy in training is being stretched each day to reinforce new habits and to learn new things. As a leader, we are learning about the importance of “developmental assignments to help him to [...]
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.”
Bernice Johnson Reagon quotes
Ajax, our guide dog puppy in training is being stretched each day to reinforce new habits and to learn new things. As a leader, we are learning about the importance of “developmental assignments to help him [...]
Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about job search firms, interview tactics, re-entry [...]
Don’t look back; someone may be gaining on you. Satchel Paige
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER
Title: Keeping up with the competition
Competency: self-development
Who benefits: you
Consultant Usage: reference source
What’s it about? Summer is coming to an end soon. Kids will be going back to school. Will you?
My friend Dr. Terry Paulson once told me years ago that [...]
The Wall Street Journal ran an article last week headlined: “Choice Advice from Meat Cutters.” Here’s the lead.
“Meat cutters have long spent their days slicing and dicing hunks of beef, pork and poultry. But surprisingly few knew precisely what to do with those roasts, steaks, chops and filets. Now supermarkets are trying to educate their [...]