Goal Planning-Achieving balance in a person’s life requires assessment of one’s goals and priorities. This translates into sitting down in a quiet atmosphere and taking just a few minutes to think about “What are my priorities in life? What could I never live without?” When one is clear about the things that are important to […]

Your parents and friends always tell you that you’re priceless, but how much does your company think you are worth?
With the improving economy and job market, people have more options in 2006. Companies are offering bigger salaries and better packages to gain and maintain the best employees. In light of this, it may […]

WikiPedia explains that the Pareto Principle, or 80/20 rule, “states that for many phenomena, 80% of the consequences stem from 20% of the causes”. Logically, we know this is true. For example, in the 1990’s, Michael Jordan’s contribution to the Chicago Bull’s six Championships was much greater than the contribution of the other 80% of […]

You speak before a group. You present your message. You might be selling your product, service or yourself. How do you present yourself with power?
Avoid the temptations
Don’t be fooled by the name. Just because of the name - there is no implied power in PowerPoint. PowerPoint does not convey power. Have you noticed how many […]

Have you ever wondered where you time went? Sure you have…we all have at one point in our lifetime. We all sit around looking back at a series of wasted time we invested and wonder where the time went. If we would have planned, organized, worked hard, and set goals, we would be looking back […]

During presentations, it is the question and answer part that serves as a good occasion to know how much the audience understood or how much they did not understand from all of that speaking you did. It is also the best opportunity to be able to show your sense of humor, if you have one. […]

As the ‘Great And Powerful Oz’ once said to Dorothy, “Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain!” and as you know, appearances can be deceiving they are also one of the first things people judge others by. For instance, you recall the old saying ‘Never Judge A Book By Its Cover…’ well guess […]

If you’ve ever had a yearly performance review for your job, you know it can be a tense experience that determines whether you receive a pay raise or not. Your boss will likely have a detailed checklist of your progress and success, as well as notations on areas that could use some improvement.
While these […]

If you do not know right now which of your employees is making money for you, how much they are costing you or whether you’re operating profitably, this short article will provide vital information for you.
Employees cost huge amounts of money and the stark reality is that unless every employee pays their way a lot […]

It’s a common occurrence, a CEO leads a company to record earnings, retires and in months, those once high-flying earnings are dropping like shot ducks.
Observers blame the new leadership team. But most likely the observers are wrong. It’s not just the new leaders who are screwing up. Instead, it was most […]