by tgale | Feb 5, 2012 | Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Personal Development
Who doesn’t feel a little frazzled these days? With so many distractions, options, information and noise coming at us, it’s amazing we are able to focus and get work done. In a recent article on “How to Train the Brain to Focus” by Paul...
by tgale | Jan 2, 2012 | Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Personal Development
2012 is now officially here. Welcome! The Washington Post publishes a list of what’s “out” and what’s “in” each year. This year Apps, Hoarding, Greek yogurt, Google+, and “How I Met Your Mother” were listed as out....
by tgale | Jan 2, 2012 | Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Personal Development
If you haven’t seen, I AM, a film produced and directed by Tom Shadyac, we’d suggest that be on your list of videos to see. It’s a great “paradigm shifter” as we turn to a new year. The film begins by asking “What is wrong with the...
by tgale | Nov 30, 2011 | Leadership Development, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Personal Development
The annual list of Best Business Books 2011 is out by the Harvard Business Review. There is something for everyone so we thought we’d share the list with you. Best Business Books 2011 List Click here to read the short synopses of all the books. FYI – You...
by tgale | Nov 30, 2011 | Leadership Development, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Personal Development
If we work with people long enough, we tend to form certain beliefs, assumptions and biases about them that sometimes can hinder our ability to be objective when working with them. Let’s look at some examples of this: A manager who has worked with an employee...
by tgale | Nov 13, 2011 | Leadership Development, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Personal Development, Sales and Sales Management
This is the title of a sales book that is about how to win complex sales deals yet the title lends itself to so many situations that we thought we’d look at it as this week begins. “Hope motivates virtually all human activity. Hope is the powerhouse...