3 Ways to Fascinate Your Audience Awhile back, my family and I visited the middle-of-nowhere podunk town of Goldendale, WA and its observatory. The girls got to reposition the telescope, we looked at the sun (through filters, of course) and Sirius, and then...
Why Nice Guys (and Gals) Finish Last Over the years, I’ve written and spoken numerous times on how being nice can backfire. When you’re dealing with someone who is focused on the issue or hasn’t yet chosen a relationship with you, being “nice” can actually...
Four Types of Leaders Last week, during our vacation in Bend, OR, my husband and I hiked up from Paulina Lake in the Newberry Caldera to the Peak. The entire hike was beautiful—the lake with its ducks and boats and view of the surrounding ridge, the forested trail...
What To Do When You See “Negative” Body Language “One of my colleagues hates me,” my client said as he sat down. “I don’t know what to do. Her behavior is so incredibly frustrating that it’s getting hard for me to focus on my actual job.” “That is definitely a...
When to Avoid Giving Positive Feedback Most people like compliments, praise, and positive comments. Most of the time. But sometimes it’s exactly the opposite of what we want. Every year, my husband gets great performance reviews at work, and every year it makes him a...
Do you want to change the world? Or your office culture? Or your relationship with your boss? Or anything at all in your life? Then you have to change yourself. Nothing gets my coaching clients and workshop participants more riled up than this truth. And granted, it’s...
