February 15, 2011

“Reputation” is not a line listing we can find on a corporate income statement. But honestly, it should be.  Instead it’s lurking in there, living pervasively below the surface of the carefully calculated revenues and expenses. And yet, the accountants can’t assign a specific number to it.  Think about that for a moment.  Companies can leverage

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January 12, 2011

Please join me in welcoming a new guest blogger, Jane Perdue, CEO of Braithwaite Innovation Group. Throughout her corporate and entrepreneurial careers, Jane has created numerous leadership development programs, some exclusively for women, and has coached hundreds of business leaders to use their heads to manage and their hearts to lead. I’m honored to have Jane share her thought provoking take on leadership, influence,

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December 15, 2010

When technology evolves, we hear about it with great fanfare.  The latest iPhone.  The newest Kindle.  The next generation of 3D TV.  We’re bombarded with commercials that tell us about exciting product changes in vivid, you-absolutely-can’t-live-without-it detail.  And why not share the news?  It works!  Just hearing about enticing innovations lures many customers in, credit

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November 15, 2010

Remember playing with invisible ink as a kid?  Every respectable “spy kit” in the toy aisle had it. You could use the invisible ink pen to create a secret message on your paper, and no one else could see what you’d written.  But if someone flashed a special light across the page, your hidden message

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September 30, 2010

Ask any athlete.  The score at half-time is irrelevant.  The one that counts is at the end of the game. What does that have to do with self-awareness, emotional intelligence and the interpersonal skills I promote as an executive coach?  Here’s the answer.  Scientists and executives seem to agree that self-awareness is a critical component for

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September 7, 2010

Earl.  Fiona.  Gaston.  Yes, hurricane season is in full swing, and the lead story on every news program recently has been the weather. On each one, the certified meteorologist provides us with up-to-the-minute satellite views and sophisticated 3D models from the National Hurricane Center. It’s all very scientific.  Except, of course, for what they call

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