Bad Excuses: I don’t have time

by | Aug 18, 2015 | Blog

I’m in Grand Rapids, Michigan this week, working with the folks at the Michigan Recruiting and Retention Network’s annual convention, teaching them about the importance of developing great networks and giving them some tools to use while doing it. These...

Personal Networking Story: The Little Things Pay Off

by | Aug 13, 2015 | Blog

I’m always a little suspicious of analogies. Don’t get me wrong. They can be great tools to help explain complex concepts. The problem I have is when people try to use them to prove a point. That’s when you have to put on your balderdash detector to...

Curiosity, Curiosity, Curiosity

by | Jul 6, 2015 | Blog

There’s the old joke about the three most important qualities when buying a house — location, location, location. In a similar manner, there are three qualities you must have to be successful as a networker — curiosity, curiosity, curiosity....

The Electronic Squirrel

by | Jul 2, 2015 | Blog

“Squirrel!” ~ Doug the Dog from “Up” Our electronic distractions are all around us. A young mother is in a restaurant with her three children. Her back is to them as she talks on her cell phone. An extended group of family and friends is on the...

Your List of Little Things

by | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog

It was Magic. We recently took our daughters, Kaylie (7) and Abby (4) to Disney World for a short vacation. It was our second evening there and we were sitting on Main Street USA waiting for Mickey’s Electrical Parade to begin. This is the nighttime parade with...