Join us this Thursday at 5pm ET for the Future-Proof Workplace show! We welcome a very special guest, Kit Yarrow, Ph.D., award-winning consumer psychologist, professor, author, consultant and speaker. Everyone knows today that retail is changing and changing fast. Just go to a mall, and you’ll see for yourself. It is the next big job category that is under […]
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Monthly Archives: July 2017
WHY YOU NEED TO CHANGE
People become defensive at the thought of someone telling them or implying that they must change. “I am who I am; take it or leave it” is often the response. “I’m not changing for anyone. Except me for who I am or don’t be in my life.” While many view these comments as signs of […]
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The Future of Work is not Tomorrow. It’s Today. Are You Ready?
Remember the Palm Pilot? We hate to say we do – but that innovation less than 20 years ago is long gone never to be resurrected. Make sure you are not the palm pilot of tomorrow. Join us for the inauguration of our Future-Proof Workplace show this Thursday at 5pm ET! We have gotten so much great […]
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P~R~E ANGER: PREVENT, REDUCE, ELIMINATE
You’ve heard me say in previous shows that anger is a normal, healthy, and in many cases a useful emotion. While some may believe that the feeling itself is wrong or bad, it’s not. It is the way we choose to express it and use it determines if it becomes a positive force in our […]
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Deepa Thomas Shares Her Secrets to Slow Carb Cooking- July 12
Picture this: You are born and raised in a family of privilege in India. At twenty-one you are a young bride to a man you barely know heading to the U.S.A. Everything is new: your husband, your home, your country, the food, the culture. Deepa Thomas, mother of two sons, wife to a tech executive […]
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Meet Lisa Ekus- Literary Agent to the Culinary Stars
Some say people working in public relations should be seen and not heard. Others say they should be heard and not seen. I say the rules have changed entirely. Much of that is thanks to powerhouses like Lisa Ekus who redefined the rules starting in 1982 when she opened the first public relations agency solely devoted to publicizing […]
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GOOD L~U~C DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE
Last week, I spoke before a group of business professionals about dealing with difficult people. It seems that no matter where we are in life, whether at home with our families, in social settings, at work, or just out and about, we encounter challenging and obnoxious people. The first issue we must identify, however, is […]
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ROAD RAGE: A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH
Recently, I’ve been driving into NY City to do mediations for a large clothing manufacture on Madison Ave. I used to teach classes at the Learning Annex and some of my son’s doctor’s were in the city as well. However, it’s been awhile and as incomprehensible as it may sound, NY has become even more […]
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