Thank You Gale.

I don’t want this to be a eulogy. I would rather it be a thank you. As a coach, some clients come and go in my professional life. While others come and stay for a while, short or long. I...
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How 21st Century are You?

The charging stations of the 21st century are like the playgrounds of the 20th century. Adults hovering around: sometimes feigning interest in other adults and other times exhibiting more interest in inanimate objects like books and phones. When you think...
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The Sign in Front of You: Are You Missing What is Right in Front of Your Eyes?

It’s Complicated. After hosting a Saturday event at my office, I had limited time to get to a fundraising GALA. Let me just add at this point to the story, an expensive GALA WHERE the most worthwhile time is the...
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Wheelchair or no wheelchair, communication skills win the crown!

It was an honor to be asked to be a judge for Ms Wheelchair U.S.A. I didn’t know what to expect, but it was an honor to be asked. As it turns out the competition had two interview sections, an evening...
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My MVP for BEST SPEAKER at the DNC: Amongst a Buffett of Great Speeches

The contrast between the RNC and the DNC was huge. I was a guest at the Cleveland RNC and I heard many of those speakers in person. I watched from my family room couch enraptured with the quality of DNC...
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Whether you are a Week Day Warrior or a Golden State Warrior: Good Enough Changes Fast

I looked back over recent blogs and yes, I often talk about sports. I often talk about politics too. The main reason I talk about both is that they are such public examples of effective and less than effective communication....
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What a Spray Tan has to do with Your Competence

I was a guest on Cleveland morning TV this morning, Channel 19. On air the hosts referred to me as a “friend of the show.” These four little words I will whittle down to three words, Friend of Show. Those...
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IT’S NOT JUST Cinderella’s Shoe that is Important to Women

Supposedly the Cinderella fairy tale originated in China. The story went through different versions in Asia, Korea, and Italy until the French added the twist of the glass slipper in the 1600’s. Interesting because centuries later the French gave us...
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What Billy Donovan and Scott Scarborough Have in Common . . . Or Not

Billy Donovan almost didn’t become a coach. At least not a head coach. And not a head coach of anything important. Donovan is the Head Coach of the Oklahoma Thunder, the team that would be in the Finals against the...
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A 2016 Consequence of Breaking My Rules

I have developed my 50+ Rules of Communication. Rule #1 is that there are rules. Rule #2 is that there are consequences for breaking the rules. The Rules of Communication apply to ALL communication and that includes presidential primaries as...
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