It’s Auto-Reply, Not Auto-Pilot As you head into the 4th of July holiday, I’m guessing many of you will turn on your email “Auto-response” function. But just because vacation is so close—perhaps you’ve already… Read More
“The Cure for Anything is Salt Water” As we head into this (for me, joyfully) sweaty, salty time of year I was thinking about the following quote from Isak Dinesen: “The cure for anything is salt water—sweat,… Read More
Procrastination: A Love Story As you may (or may not) have noticed, this week’s Wow is arriving in your in-box later than usual. Why? Because I’ve been procrastinating. That said, I can tell you… Read More
Want to Know (and — More Importantly– Manage) What Your Boss is Thinking? Here’s How: Hello, hello: It’s that time again: my newest installment on Archetype Me is available: https://www.archetypeme.com/ Today I’m letting you in on a) what your boss is thinking and— more importantly—b)… Read More
Nobody Cares About You Hello and my apologies for the somewhat shocking headline. Let me begin by qualifying my statement: I’m sure your loved ones do care about you enormously. My point is: your… Read More
The Holiday Weekend is Upon Us: Time to Check Your Filter Holiday weekends are a milestone and, for those of us who love summer, Memorial Day weekend beckons from Labor Day onward. To prepare for it, I’m guessing many of you… Read More
3 Tools to Keep Customers’ Heads From Exploding: A Tale From a Bus Ride About once a week I take a “luxury coach” (that’s a bus to you and me) back and forth to Manhattan. One of the reasons I take the bus rather… Read More
Count Your Assets We’ve all heard the phrase, “count your blessings,” and heaven knows it’s a smart thing to do. Today, however, I’m writing about counting your assets– and I’m not talking about… Read More
Maybe It’s Not About You (Maybe He Ate an Entire Chicken) Last Friday I returned home from my month-long work travels, and longing to reconnect with my fur-covered chum, only to be desperately disappointed when he brushed past me and spent… Read More
Moshi Moshi: How to Ensure You Sound Professional Anytime, Anywhere   I discovered recently that one of my pet peeves is shared by many (I love it when that happens) What is it? Speaking with people who are on a… Read More