You can’t pick up a newspaper or surf your television channels without being told how tough times are today. We’re also told to expect it to get worse before it gets better. That’s always encouraging. These tough times have happened before—many times throughout history. You can bet they’ll happen again and again in the future….
In our creativity keynote presentation “Tennis Shoes & Blue Jeans” (Back-to-the-Basics Approach to Creativity and Innovation),we share an interesting anecdote that decisively confirms the point that creative ideas aren’t always original. Each and every person reading this article has been the benefactor of two very creative minds who knew how to borrow, tweak and succeed in…
In this series, we’ve focused on people, products, organizations and trends which, for one reason or another, have disappeared from the environment they were once so much a part of. We have also predicted those which will more than likely disappear in the very near future. This time we’re going to provide you with a…
I live in Michigan, and everyone in the country knows we’re struggling at the moment in a number of crucial areas. Michigan has a 12% unemployment rate. Michigan is second in the nation when it comes to job cuts (California is first.) According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Michigan is losing more residents than any…
To do my job properly, I have to do a great deal of research. I read constantly—magazines, newspapers, and articles on the Internet. I watch news reports on cable and network television and have lost count of the videos I’ve researched. I listen to the radio as well as hundreds of audio tapes. I’ve been…
You probably never expected to see the above words in the same sentence. However, finish this article, and you’ll quickly see the obvious connection. Last month we celebrated Administrative Professionals Day, formerly known as Secretary’s Day. This month we celebrate National Receptionists Day. These special days were set aside to recognize the work and tremendous…
I don’t want to waste your time re-telling a story you’ve been recently bombarded with in all aspects of the media. Therefore, I won’t. However, there’s a valuable lesson to be learned here so I’d like to challenge you to recognize it, share it, and learn from it to avoid future distress for you and…
We read so very often about how much and how fast things are changing. I certainly can’t disagree with that fact because I write about it on our blog, and it’s a big part of our training and keynote material. However, there’s a flip side to this constant focus on change because there are so…
I want to keep this short and to the point in hopes that it will sink in. I’m going to tell you something that is truly hard to believe! The sad truth is the fact that very few people will read this message for the following reasons. Those who should be reading this will never…