It’s of great interest to me to see what others take away from my books and speeches. So, for the past several years, I’ve kept a file of the tweets others have posted that quote me after reading one of my blog posts, articles, or books, or after hearing me present a keynote at a…
I am a music lover. My iPod is bursting with tunes from every genre imaginable. Although I always tend to gravitate to oldies, classic rock, funk, 80′s, and even my dad’s elevator music, I have great respect for a lot of the new stuff coming out today. Bruno Mars is an artist that will be…
In 2004, I presented my Employing Generation Why keynote speech to about 300 sales managers of Southwestern, the renowned educational book publisher and distributor headquartered in Nashville, TN. With a 150-year history of getting top-quality college students to forgo their entire summer vacation to sell books door-to-door on a commission-only basis, Southwestern is unlike any…
You post an entry-level sales position and sort through an avalanche of resumes to find a few that seem worthy of face time. After hours of boring interviews with candidates you know don’t have what it takes to make it in your organization, you suddenly encounter your next rock star. He makes a dazzling first…
With almost 2 million YouTube views in three days, this video has definitely struck a nerve with parents everywhere. (To get the full effect of his extreme measures, you have to watch to the shocking end.) There won’t be any gray area; you are either going to love or hate his parenting tactics. Has dad…
Chilly weather has presented me with an opportunity to watch television with my 4-year-old granddaughter, Brooklyn, who controls the remote. Her favorite show is the wildly popular preschool phenomenon, ‘Dora the Explorer.’ This program looked so simplistic and unimaginative to me, I thought I’d never make it through an entire 21-minute episode. However, after watching…
