We live and work in a virtual world now. By virtual communications we’re referring to meetings where people aren’t in the same room But being successful in the virtual world is quite different than it was when we gathered in person around a conference table for a meeting about the budget, had lunch with a
Oh, no. Your worst fears have come true. You had too much to drink at your company’s holiday party and you ended up on the floor. A “friend” captured the embarrassing incident on his smart phone and thought it would be funny to post it to YouTube and tweet the link to his Twitter followers.
Do you find it difficult to apologize when you’ve done something that hurts or offends someone? It isn’t easy to admit when you’re wrong. But you risk damaging your reputation and relationships if you don’t offer a sincere apology. Hillary Clinton learned this the hard way when the media and public didn’t buy that she
It’s hard to believe that spring is here and summer is just around the corner! As consultants who work in different corporations or agencies almost every day and we’ve noticed that many people have taken business casual to the extreme in the way they dress for work. What you wear can send out mixed messages.
In a post-Olympics story, The New York Times wrote about how elite athletes visualize a successful performance. They see themselves navigating the turns in a downhill race, and mentally visualize the course over and over. Skiers and skaters plan every jump, turn and landing. As one Olympian said, “You have to smell it. You have
As the last New York Mayoral race was heating up, candidates had to undergo scrutiny, not only for their points of view about public policy but also for their personal images. The Daily News chose a novel way to spotlight the candidates in a story that included photos of them in their high school yearbooks.
At least a dozen Republican presidential hopefuls and several Democrats have jumped into the 2016 Presidential race. The election is many months away so candidates have a long time to prove that they’re Presidential material, and avoid damaging public gaffes. But what does it actually mean to be Presidential?
Back in July we asked Do You Have Charisma? Today, Forbes.com lists the “5 Qualities of Charismatic People” and wants you to discover how many you have. Denise Restauri starts her column by saying “Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama have it. Their husbands also have it. The ‘it’ is charisma.”
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