My hope for you as 2010 comes to an end is that you will be inspired to be of even more service to others in 2011. Here are three quotes that have inspired me this year and hope that these reflections encourage all of us into leading a more service-focused upcoming year. Happiness consists in …

Career transitions bring career challenges as well as career opportunities. Here are some. “I’ve started a new job in a company that’s so different from the one I came from. I feel it might be a mistake.” “I’ve been promoted from supervisor to project manager, and I’m struggling to know what to focus on.” “I’ve …

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Last week Janae wrote about Relationships. This week I invited a friend of mine to be a guest writer for us. Suzann Panek Robins is widely read in the areas of spirituality, psychology, metaphysics, sexuality, and relationships. She’s been a professor at various universities and presented at conferences around the U.S. Suzann has a new …

One way to develop and test your plan is to submit it to a business plan competition. These competitions are mostly associated with business schools. Most offer winners consulting assistance and in many cases seed money. But here’s the catch: in most cases, only students can apply and competition can be stiff. But check out …

One effective way to support the launch of a Business Process Management (BPM) initiative is by using a catchy and memorable campaign that symbolises your Business Change Agenda. Like the way politicians rely on campaigns to garner votes, support for your BPM should appeal for everyone’s support and participation. The major difference being unlike a …

Outstanding examples of good crisis management The primary goal of Merrie Spaeth’s “Bimbo Awards” is to give a humorous look at crisis communications gone wrong. Occasionally, though, Spaeth picks out a few examples that stand in stark contrast to her usual fare – those who got things right. Here’s a sample, from her “Bimbo of …

The Ongoing Debate Between Subject Matter Experts and Communicators To most who have read other blogs by me, you will think you know my answer to this question. You might be surprised. In my usual style, I will try to delineate why I believe as I do and why others disagree. As always I take …

Today’s business press reports that a lawsuit filed last week on behalf of Johnson & Johnson shareholders accused the company’s directors of ignoring “red flags” foreshadowing product recalls and government probes of manufacturing defects and marketing practices. The lawsuit alleges that while J&J once set “the gold standard for integrity and excellence,” the directors’ “utter …

This is the season of Light in the Darkness as we in the northern Hemisphere move through the Winter Solstice. This year it’s an extra special Winter Solstice. The Solstice has both a full moon and a lunar eclipse on Dec. 21st. The Winter Solstice is a time of reflecting on the darkness and stillness. …