Late…Again

My guess is that you and I feel the same about being on time. The idea of being late causes us stress. The act of being late makes us sick. Waiting on someone irritates us. THEY and THEM I’m using a lot of “they” and “them” in this article because it’s not about you...

Too Much Information

Have you ever asked someone a question at a networking event or business meal, such as “how are you?”… and they tell you? And they go on and on? You were trying to be polite and begin a short conversation, and now you hear an autobiography. Please Stop You fear you...

Circulate to Percolate

The oldest way to build relationships is getting together in-person. Over the years other technologies have played a significant role in communications and relationship building. So Many Ways These have included drums, smoke signals, semaphore, telegraph, yodeling,...

Is There a Protocol for That?

Protocol Matters. Protocol consists of the procedures, rules, processes, and standard practices that we are expected to follow. Protocol is important in businesses such as engineering, architecture, contracting, medicine, law, and accounting. It applies to...

Have a Better Outcome by Pushing the PAUSE Button

Pause Button We’ve heard that counting to ten can help us diffuse our anger. Doing a Google search on that brings up differing opinions of researchers about the effectiveness of that technique. Some say it can make things worse by dwelling on the problem during that...