Five Bs of Communication

Five Bs of Communication

A CEO received an email with a PDF attachment from her VP of sales. The email said, “Please review the attached territory realignment plan for next year and let me know your thoughts.” Two hours later, the VP received an email back from the CEO saying simply: “Too...
Vacation Dos and Don’ts

Vacation Dos and Don’ts

I’ve noticed that many executives, professionals and salespeople don’t really ever go on vacation. Instead, they just relocate their offices to their vacation destinations—it’s easy to do with laptops, smart phones, email and the Internet. And these days, it’s easier...
Fear Not

Fear Not

PART 2 OF 2 In our last blog post, I talked about the crippling effect that fear can have on people. How it can distort reality, stop us from pursuing our dreams and keep us from successful outcomes. Fear causes all kinds of problems. It can make us fall short of our...
Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate and honor the women who have had the biggest impact on our lives—maybe for you that’s a mother or grandmother, an aunt or cousin, or even a family friend. For me, that person was my mother, Alice Corsini. This year marks the...
Fear

Fear

PART 1 OF 2 Fear is a powerful emotion. There are all kinds of fear: fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of heights, fear of death (either your own or that of a loved one), fear of snakes (I have that fear), fear of public speaking, fear of war. And now there’s...