Category: candor

August 9, 2010February 1, 2024attitude, candor, enthusiasm, experts, marketing, MQ Clue

When Did You Stop Learning?

Last week I had lunch with my friend Mike. His brother “Jake” sells commercial insurance. He has created a focused and tight […]

June 20, 2010February 1, 2024candor, coaching, customer service, managers, service

Are We In A Permission Based Employment World?

Early last Thursday morning I was shooting a promo video for I Carry The Bag in Laguna Beach with my able bodied […]

February 15, 2010February 1, 2024attitude, candor, customer service, experts, service

We Is Not Me

Have you ever been to a restaurant and heard the waiter say, “How are we this evening?” I don’t know about you but this […]

February 8, 2010February 1, 2024candor, managers, miscellaneous, sales, transparency, wholesalers

Looming Turnover in Financial Services Jobs Will Spell Trouble for Employers

The month of January saw a flurry of informative surveys about the state of the employee union. Ignites reported new research from […]

January 26, 2010February 1, 2024attitude, candor, coaching, communication, MQ Clue, word of honor

My Halo Might End Up Choking Me

Back in November 2009 I wrote a post entitled Maybe Your Business Sucks Because You’re a Flake. In it I lamented the […]

January 5, 2010February 1, 2024candor, communication, enthusiasm, listening, managers, MQ Clue, sales, transparency

I No Longer Resolve to Make Resolutions

I’m not sure when it was that I tossed my half-baked process of New Year’s resolutions out the window. Like many, I […]

May 18, 2009February 1, 2024candor, great meldown, MQ Clue, sales, social/new media

Seven Reasons You May Stay Unemployed

Once again the Monday Giving Back call has yielded great information and insights. The folks on the call focus on ways to […]

May 12, 2009February 1, 2024attitude, candor, great meldown, sales, social/new media, transparency

Attitudes and Public Personas

As I combed through and caught up on my reading yesterday a story for freelancers caught my attention: Oops! Your Attitude is […]

March 11, 2009February 1, 2024candor, communication, passion

Dear Madame Speaker – A Love Note

John is a retired portfolio manager.  After a 20+ year career on Wall Street managing some of the most famous and successful […]

February 27, 2009February 1, 2024attitude, candor, great meldown, miscellaneous

And You Wonder Why You Feel Bad

Up with the chickens today and reading the latest news online. Generally this starts at my Yahoo home page. Today it dawned […]