I was walking down 57th street in New York recently and I stopped to check my blackberry in a random bank lobby. A man I didn't recognize approached me and said "I really enjoyed your talk last week at our bank branch." It just so happens … [Read more...] about Small World
Spring Cleaning for Your Ears!
It’s spring time! Time to dust off the shelves, sweep behind the couch and clean out our...ears? As we build and enhance our networking skills and learn the best ways to find, grow, and keep our business, we need to work on one of the most critical … [Read more...] about Spring Cleaning for Your Ears!
Minding Your World Travel Manners
I really enjoy spending time in other countries and have been blessed to be able to do it on a fairly regular basis. If there is one lesson I have learned, however, it is that when traveling international, understanding the customs and culture of the … [Read more...] about Minding Your World Travel Manners
It’s Business Casual, Not Barbecue Casual
In Thursday's Wall Street Journal there was an interesting article by Christina Binkley titled "Wall Street Women: Dress Code of Silence" about women and workplace fashion. My own work takes me all over the country into companies that range … [Read more...] about It’s Business Casual, Not Barbecue Casual
Starbucks Gives Back to their Customers
Today all Starbucks stores gave away free 12-Ounce cups of coffee from 10 a.m. until noon to thank their customers for their patronage. This "coffee break" as they are calling it, is a great way to garner publicity and to show that they are … [Read more...] about Starbucks Gives Back to their Customers
Cosmetic Counter Carnival
During the times that I have walked through department stores in New York in the last couple of weeks, I have become much more AWARE of the "Cosmetic Connectors." As I hurried through the main lobby, if I so much as made a glimpse of eye … [Read more...] about Cosmetic Counter Carnival