The guys I know have all been looking forward to “The Three Stooges” remake opening this month. They think Moe, Larry and Curly’s harebrained schemes, silly missteps, and thwacks, smacks and blindside attacks are hysterically funny. Heck, I don’t need to go to the movies for slapstick – I’ve got men in my life! (Kidding, […]
3 Unexpected Business Benefits Come From Employees Banding Together for Better Health When half the employees of a PR company took a 10-day fasting challenge, they shed pounds and addictions and, strangely enough, gained bonds of friendship. The unusual company project started at the top. “We had a new client, a California nutritionist with an […]
I found a fascinating website while trolling around the Internet recently. It’s called Statistic Brain and it has data and rankings on all kinds of topics, from hair loss to consumer spending. The numbers that caught my eye had to do with start-up business failures. Did you know 25 percent of start-ups strike out within […]
Recently, a colleague asked me, “What was the most rewarding mistake you ever made in business?” It’s a great question, and I quickly had an answer for him because it was an incredibly painful mistake. However, it proved to be an invaluable lesson that has served me well in the years since. I’m sharing so […]
I was never a fan of the cocktail party-variety networking scene. I will never be one to dart around a room shoving business cards into people’s hands. I prefer meaningful conversations with people, getting to know them and vice versa. But social media networking? That’s something different altogether. Done right, it’s never a hit-and-run. Rather, […]