All Too Easy Pitfalls of Communication
By Robert J. Tamasy Communication, as I often defined it when I taught college classes in business communications, is “the successful exchange of meaning.” With all the “advances” in modern communication technology, it seems the challenge of accomplishing that – communicating clearly and effectively – is more difficult than ever. Some More...
Bouncing Back in Business and in Life
By Jim Langley I have been playing golf since I was 19, and can still recall joining some college friends in playing my first nine holes without any prior golf instruction. Even though my first attempt More...
Teachability: An Invaluable Virtue
By Rick Boxx Tom, a CEO friend of mine, had a promising executive on his leadership team that was struggling at work. It had become obvious this individual would need additional oversight until he could mature More...
Is Leadership Somewhat Overrated?
By Robert J. Tamasy If you have been in the business and professional world for any length of time – even for just a few months – chances are you have asked, encouraged or even ordered to attend some form More...
The Incomparable Power of Vision
By Robert J. Tamasy My first experience of driving an automobile by myself, without someone in the passenger seat beside me, was one I will never forget. I was working on the evening shift as a stock clerk at a More...
Denial – Crisis – Action
By Jim Mathis For a few years I kept noticing my blood pressure was elevating. Each time I would check it, it would be slightly higher than the time before. I always attributed this to some contributing source More...
LOVE IN THE OFFICE THAT CANNOT BE DISCOURAGED
By Robert J. Tamasy When you hear the term, “love in the office,” what comes to mind? A romantic relationship between coworkers or colleagues, perhaps? Some workplaces forbid such “fraternization,” while More...
THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF PROVERBS
By Rick Boxx While attending a funeral, I struck up a conversation with Joe, a guy I had not seen in 20 years. As he learned about what I do with Unconventional Business Network, the non-profit organization I direct, More...
RESUME OR EULOGY – WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
By Jim Mathis In modern society we are encouraged to work to build our resume. The questions are always: What have we accomplished? What skills do we have? What is our job title? Or, how much money do we earn? However, More...
EXPECTING HOLINESS IN BUSINESS?
By Robert J. Tamasy Suppose you were to try identifying the traits you feel are most important for an employer, an employee, a customer or client, or a supplier. What would they be? It might seem simple to list More...
