My Top Ten Top Ten Holiday Lists
What? Top Ten Top Ten Holiday Lists? Okay – The title is a little confusing. Besides, there are so many top ten holiday lists. Do we really need one more? There are the top ten Irish gifts, top ten odd traditions, top ten holiday horror movies, top ten holiday cookbooks, gadgets, and getaways. I thought [...]
You Never Know When You’ll be Called to Give
I was shopping at my local Dollar Tree when I was handed an opportunity to give, to make a difference. I was called to give. If you’re unfamiliar with Dollar Tree, almost everything in the store is one dollar or one dollar and twenty-five cents , it’s the 21st-century version of the five and dime [...]
Is Content Really King?
Content is king. Hail the king! Long live the king! Except … is content really king? Yes, content curation is an effective strategy to bring prospects to the top of the lead generation funnel. Without content, sites end up languishing on page three of a Google search. Therefore, content is a critical need, right? Not [...]
7 Steps to the Art of Setting Effective Expectations
Is your team meeting your expectations? If so, I applaud you. But if expectations are unmet and your belief is people should just do their job – good luck with that. My observation is that most managers fall somewhere in the middle. You don’t expect everyone just to do their job because people need direction. [...]
What is Veterans Day?
Today, 11/11, is Veterans Day, but what is Veterans Day? At the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, in 1918, an armistice, a cessation of fire, went into effect, all but ending World War I. The war to end all wars officially ended 7 months later. In 1919, President Wilson declared [...]