Can You Pass the Smell Test
I was stopped in my tracks by a familiar smell: My grandmother?s perfume. My grandmother, Ruth, had died several years earlier and I hadn?t smelled that fragrance in a long [...]
Nov, 26
2012
Nov, 12
2012
What Siri Doesn’t Tell You
Fans of the more recent iPhones have fallen in love with Siri. Siri is a personal assistant that responds to your voice commands. The program can help you schedule a [...]
Nov, 5
2012
Details Matter: It’s All About the Chairs
As someone who speaks to audiences, I'm hypersensitive about how a meeting space is arranged. I've come to a realization: The people who set up the chairs usually aren't concerned [...]
Oct, 29
2012
Jumping To Conclusions: The Missing Kiss
Every night the first thing a man does when he gets home is kiss his wife. Then one night he doesn't. Is this a sign that something is wrong in [...]
Oct, 22
2012
A Talent for Winning
You see it in sports all the time. You have the up and coming team going against the rapidly aging former champion. On paper the younger team should win but [...]
Oct, 15
2012
What Do You Feed Your Brain
Recently, I attended a group viewing of a webinar. The experience was extremely disappointing and ultimately, I'm very glad that it was. The presenter didn't seem to understand how to [...]
Oct, 8
2012
Do You Shotgun Your Customers
Can your office jargon cause people to go into a panic? When I was a TV news reporter, you were always running against a deadline and trying to find ways [...]
Oct, 1
2012
Can Advice Be Junk Mail
Has someone's advice shaped your life in a good way? That's fantastic but have you also received your share of bad advice? Advice can take the form of junk mail [...]
Sep, 24
2012
The Rainy Cubicle – A Workplace Fable by Ken Okel
There once was a man who needed to bring an umbrella to work every day because it rained in his cubicle. The water came through a large hole in roof. [...]
Sep, 17
2012
Workplace Stress – The Nearly Empty Coffee Pot
We read about rising stress in the workplace but do we realize that we play a role in it? There's a very good chance that you do something that annoys [...]