Difficult Conversations: Why Avoidance Costs Leaders More Most leaders know when a difficult conversation needs to happen. You notice that someone is not meeting expectations. A team member’s behaviour is affecting
When you think of business strategy, you might picture spreadsheets, whiteboards, and boardrooms. But I want to take you somewhere else—out on the wild Atlantic, standing on the deck of a
The following story is almost true. And it happens almost every day, to an unsuspecting, cool entrepreneur. Can you relate? You've gotten up the gumption to connect with Life Coach Sally and
People ask me almost every day about their JV relationships "I have this opportunity and I don't know what to say" "I'm in the middle of this relationship and it doesn't feel
Whenever I have conversations with my friends and clients about leveraging relationships in their business, the same questions and issues come up. But I am wondering about YOU--what is YOUR #1 challenge
What do "values" have to do with JV's, joint ventures or other business relationships? Short answer: money, friends, programs and fun! Long answer: When you connect with people for business and your
As a JV expert and someone who cares about the relationships, I like to know what drives you in different situations. So here is my quick question of the month: What's your
Now that we have covered the top 2 goals that most entrepreneurs have set this year for their social media activities, what's left? Goal #3: Leverage my relationships to build my business!
The first goal that many people active in social media right now have is turning your network into revenue-generating traffic. For tips on how you can achieve that goal in the next
Did you set goals for 2009? Where are you at? Here are 3 popular goals with some tips to help you achieve these goals in the next 12 weeks! Goal #1: Turn
A few months ago, I had my good friend Michele PW visiting. We tag-teamed a special workshop teaching people the ins/outs of social media and some web traffic strategies. Because I teach
Social networking has turned into a frenzy of people creating Facebook profiles, Tweeting and blogging. But do you know if it is working for you? I mean, are people coming from Twitter
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GUEST POST FROM JOAN STEWART (see credits at bottom of post) I’m not mentioning any names. But when I read the social networking profiles of some of my friends and business associates,
It still amazes me that when I ask people WHY they “need” to use social networking as part of their marketing plans, 9 out of 10 people still don’t know. In fact,
The term "social media" encompasses several different types of sites, and it's important to use all of them properly in order to really be effective at social media optimization (SMO). I love
LOVE this list of Women Bloggers to Watch this fall. Some of my favorites include JaneOutoftheBox.com/blog, SheEOBlog, TravelBlissful, SheMentor and ROICoaching. Check out the list for yourself: http://wemagazineforwomen.com/101-women-bloggers-to-watch- fall-2008/read more | digg
Great quick reminder from Rhonda Hess. Thanks Rhonda!read more | digg story
A great question came through my last survey asking for a TOP 10 LIST for social networking—kind of a check-off list to see if you are doing it right or not.
Are you ever caught by the catch phrases: Make more money! Have more Time! Have a better life!?? Well, let’s talk about the first one: MAKE MORE MONEY! While money doesn’t bring