Month: September 2002
Facts: You need to make quota! You need to get your manager off your back! You need to make bonus! You need to pay your mortgage! You need to buy new clothes! You need to buy a new house! You need to send your kids to college! Okay, you get the point. You have needs…
For any organization or individual to succeed, you need three things: The right strategy, the right talent and the right tools. All too often, the strategy is sound, the talent is capable, but the tools fall far short in helping the talent succeed. In this case, I am referring to skills as the tools required…
Harvey Dorfman, Author: Mental Game of Baseball “Fear is a sign of intelligence… Whats wrong is fearful behavior” Harvey Dorfman, consultant to some of baseball’s elite teams and players, tells a story of former Oakland A’s star relief pitcher Dennis Eckersley. “Dennis admitted he was scared silly every time he pitched, afraid of humiliation and…
Jane Carroll www.jane-carroll.com What do Michael J. Fox, Angela Bassett, Calvin Klein, Halle Berry and Magic Johnson have in common? They call Jane Carroll when they need their event to stand out. Jane Carroll started a business the Titan Way 9 years ago in the basement of her home in the Bronx. She knew everyone…
Recently I received an e-mail from a friend. She forwarded a message from a client whom she trusted. The e-mail claimed that Microsoft will send you over $200 for every person you forward this e-mail to. They are doing this as an experiment. I checked it out and of course it was not true. (By…
Facts: You need to make quota! You need to get your manager off your back! You need to make bonus! You need to pay your mortgage! You need to buy new clothes! You need to buy a new house! You need to send your kids to college! Okay, you get the point. You have needs…
Read MoreFor any organization or individual to succeed, you need three things: The right strategy, the right talent and the right tools. All too often, the strategy is sound, the talent is capable, but the tools fall far short in helping the talent succeed. In this case, I am referring to skills as the tools required…
Read MoreHarvey Dorfman, Author: Mental Game of Baseball “Fear is a sign of intelligence… Whats wrong is fearful behavior” Harvey Dorfman, consultant to some of baseball’s elite teams and players, tells a story of former Oakland A’s star relief pitcher Dennis Eckersley. “Dennis admitted he was scared silly every time he pitched, afraid of humiliation and…
Read MoreJane Carroll www.jane-carroll.com What do Michael J. Fox, Angela Bassett, Calvin Klein, Halle Berry and Magic Johnson have in common? They call Jane Carroll when they need their event to stand out. Jane Carroll started a business the Titan Way 9 years ago in the basement of her home in the Bronx. She knew everyone…
Read MoreRecently I received an e-mail from a friend. She forwarded a message from a client whom she trusted. The e-mail claimed that Microsoft will send you over $200 for every person you forward this e-mail to. They are doing this as an experiment. I checked it out and of course it was not true. (By…
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