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Aside from my usual training/consulting business at that time, I also had a business in what was called “premiums or “custom publishing”. You have likely gotten a mailing from a magazine, offering you a subscription with a free gift – a gadget, a diary, or a book of tips or ideas. I’d come up with

Several years ago, one of our Affiliates in the San Francisco Bay Area said she had a “lead” for me from a large defense contracting company, which said they needed some training in “presentation skills”. (Let’s call her “C”.) Before going to the meeting, I learned that the division which had called was a group

Several years ago, I gave a speech to about 300 businesswomen, “How to Manage Your Time for Success”. After the talk, I handed out a simple handout of tips and exercises. Afterward, two women came up to me and asked if they could “use” my handout packet. They were the Circulation Managers for Working Woman

As some of you know, I often like to “take the temperature” (regarding Influence) of my clients and colleagues. To get a sense of what are the most challenging issues for Influencing, I posted a poll on LinkedIn, other social media and to our email friends. If you answered the poll, great thanks for your

If you’re like most of us, by now you’ve already made and broken a few. I prefer to set GOALS – Resolutions are often about stopping something; GOALS are about starting something. Resolutions might give us negative feelings – Goals give us positivity and optimism. With that in mind, What are your Influence Goals for 2024?