You know those exercises where you fall back into a partner’s arms and trust that he or she will catch you? What if that person is a family member, like a 16 year old daughter, or 18 year old son? Do you trust them? What if your relationship is on the rocks? Literally! Our family […]
The news is much about greed. Greed dominates the headlines, not to mention the content, of what we read in all media. Are we perhaps at the point where the truly sensational stories are ones of generosity and relationship-building? You be the judge. Love and Life Phil and Sue met in 1969 – on Valentine’s […]
My oldest son, a cabinet-maker, custom designed and built a cabinet for a customer, who is a contractor and also refers work to him. The customer gave guidance on the specifications. They agreed on a price and within a couple of weeks the item was built and delivered. Then came what often happens with construction. […]
“Park the car,” the officer said to my 17 year old son who was taking his driving test. He had put the car in drive and was about to make a left turn out of the parking space as the officer instructed. He’d gone all of about 2 feet. But he did not look to […]
A colleague recently asked me how I handle LinkedIn invitations from people I don’t really know. Another colleague asked about connecting to people whose reputation is questionable. While the same questions can be asked about Facebook, Google Plus and other social media, because of the differences in the types of services and benefits each offer, […]
In my most recent post, I addressed an issue plaguing those of us who communicate by email – incomplete responses or the failure to respond at all. In that post three experts shared their advice on how to improve the emails. If you’re following all the great advice, and the problem persists, what do you […]
Have you ever sent out an email like this? Subject: Prep for client mtg next week and one-on-one mtg times To prepare for our meeting, would each of you please provide: Your updated bio Any agenda items in addition to those listed below Let me know your availability for a one-on-one meeting anytime Mon-Thurs next […]
What would you do? That’s what my daughter’s 8th grade class was asked last year. The subject: texting secrets. One girl had texted to a friend another friend’s embarrassing secret. But she didn’t just send it to one BFF— the text went out to everyone in the class—including, of course, the hapless girl whose secret […]
Don’t you hate the “IF” in that phrase? It’s like the canned, fake apologies we receive from call center employees reading from a script. Yet we hear “I’m sorry if I upset you” or something just like it over and over again from business colleagues and yes, even friends. What is an apology? What is […]
Pat’s story… This past Memorial Day at our family picnic, neighbor Pat Pannone shared a story. An architect who often gives away his professional expertise as a volunteer on projects, Pat at times is asked by fellow volunteers to do architectural work for them. About a year ago, one of them invited Pat to design […]