The head of a fast food chain still approves the color and style of employee name badges. The managing partner of a law firm individually initials each photocopy of firm-wide memos to make sure that each one is copied correctly. The president of a major electronics distributor decides what sodas will be sold in the […]
The business press is abuzz with stories about how it’s a “buyer’s market” out there if you’re an employer who’s in a position to hire right now. Just yesterday (Sunday, April 12), I heard a business commentator for KYW 1060 AM radio here in Philadelphia encouraging companies to begin hiring sales and marketing professionals now […]
Call me nostalgic, but I long for the days before the computer. Don’t get me wrong. I marvel at the existence of it and what it can do. I am amazed that the computer sitting on my lap can do more than one that used to be the size of my condo. It’s not that […]
On February 19, 2009, I was the guest of Kurt Kunsch, managing director of the Trust Department at Phoenixville Federal Bank and Trust for a 30-minute conference call covering how to eliminate worry and stress from the current economic climate. Click this button to hear that conference call: On Thursday evening, March 26, I will […]
For the last few years, I have done an exercise every morning that helps prepare me to have an outstanding, productive, and happy day. The exercise has three sections. Each section takes about five minutes.As those of you who know me understand, I believe strongly in creating in our minds first what we wish to […]
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I’ve tried something over the past few weeks that I highly recommend: Slowing down. I have been hand-writing notes or picking up the phone instead of sending quick e-mails. Cooking in an oven instead of a microwave. Drying clothes on a drying rack instead of putting them in the dryer. Talking slower. Taking my time […]
