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Disruptive Thinking is Not a Bad Thing

In our last blog, The Future of Business in a World with Coronavirus, we talked a lot about resiliency in the face of unprecedented change. We discussed embracing these changes and making them work for you. The blog was based on McKinsey & Company’s article 7...

The Future of Business in a World with Coronavirus

For many of us, our homes have become our offices, our schools and our gyms. You can wear sweatpants to your virtual meeting as long as you look professional from the waist up. We put on masks to go to the grocery, and pizza delivery people put your pie down at your...

More Lessons Learned in Times of Crisis

This week’s blog post, as well as the last one, is by a guest blogger:  Nevena Stefanov Taylor, my daughter Isabella’s volleyball coach. Coach Nev is an entrepreneur who founded Block Out Volleyball Academy. She’s an old-school kind of coach who focuses on the...

Virtual Professional Development Webinar

In response to the crisis that we are now facing with the COVID-19 pandemic, we would like to do our part to help you do what you do better. So, we are offering affordable virtual professional-development training. Social distancing guidelines are encouraging most...

Lessons Learned in Times of Crisis

This week’s blog post and the next one, too, come from a guest blogger:  Nevena Stefanov Taylor, known to my family as “Coach Nev;” she’s my daughter Isabella’s volleyball coach and the founder of Block Out Volleyball Academy. Coach Nev grew up in Serbia where she...

One in a Thousand Chances

In our last blog, I focused on a small thing that had a huge impact on me professionally. It was the answer to the question Mike Tate, CEO of On the Same Page Consulting and another executive coach, asked me during an interview for his “Small-Time Leaders” podcast. I...

The Brasfield Rule

Recently Mike Tate, CEO of On the Same Page Consulting and another executive coach, started a new podcast called “Small-Time Leaders.” The podcast promotes the power of giving credit to others. The format focuses on the idea of someone doing a seemingly small thing...

Five Work (and Life) Tips for Turbulent Times

With everything going on in the world right now, we’re all a little (or a lot) uncertain about what to do. That’s true at work, and it’s true everywhere else, too. And suddenly life in and outside the office is intersecting, as many of us will be working from home for...

Avoiding the Yo-Yo Effect

Today, let’s talk about one of the biggest mistakes I see salespeople make. So many times I’ve met with a salesperson and asked, “How are things going?” And they respond:  “Great, but I’m so busy working with my current clients that I don’t have any time to pursue new...