Personal Behavior

It seems that many people have found a way to get around their stance against politically correct speech. They say or do what they want, then when they’re called on it they apologize after the fact. But the apology is not only false, but they don’t apologize for what they’ve done. Instead, they apologize if […]

I spend a lot of time telling people that they need to have trust and faith in themselves if they want to succeed in life. I also tell people that if they believe in themselves then it doesn’t matter what anyone else has to say; go out and give it a shot. While I still […]

Last week I led a presentation for my consultant’s group entitled Public Professionalism & Social Media. The overall discussion was about business people, whether they’re working for themselves or for someone else, needing to control their language as well as what and how they say things, even if it’s something they truly believe in, if […]

A few days ago Michael Jordan, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, came out with a statement saying that “he could no longer stay silent” with the turmoil going on between black people and the police. Saying that he knows the trauma of losing a family member violently, he donated $1 million […]

Last week I was on LinkedIn for a short visit and decided to click on the Home link to see what some of the folks I’m connected to were sharing. For those who’ve never been to LinkedIn it’s for people who hope to do business with others that might have online profiles and, in my […]