Are you the type of person that will not act until you have “all your ducks in a row”? Successful people are the ones that move forward with their ideas, goals and endeavors even when they don’t have everything figured out. They focus on what they want – and take action. Here are 5 tips …

What is the Value of a Social Media Fan? A community of targeted traffic on a social media platform also has very real intrinsic value. Hooray! Social media marketing efforts actually equate to marketing power and real dollars.

Grants represent the most effort for the least predictable return. The question, therefore, is to first determine what resources will be needed before an organization contemplates launching a grants program!! Researching grant sources, planning projects, preparing proposals and budgets and managing funded programs all require a lot someone’s time/labor – all of those comprise the …

Have you figured out how to get the heart of what matters most amidst the chaos of our overstuffed lives? Lately I’ve been using this affirmation as a reminder in my pursuit of what is most important in my work and life. “I make time for what matters most.” This affirmation helps me to know …

This blog entry suggests that Transformational Leadership is the winner of the prize for the most researched, studied, and debated approach to leadership that has ever existed. The blog says that Transformational Leadership exerts more influence than any other leadership approach on the organizational leaders of today.

I have been thinking about Types of Changes, which tend to fall into 3 buckets. First, there is the Minor change, which is basic tuning, or adjustments to normal business life and the predictability of managing those is high. Then there are the Low impact changes, small changes in people and processes where predictability is …

I’m in the process of doing a “virtual blog tour” to promote Keeping the Wolves at Bay-Media Training and today enjoyed reading an interview with my wife and I about the process of publishing the book. Rather than focusing on the book content, the Brummer’s Conscious Blog’s host examined what happened behind the scenes as …

Google “social enterprise” and you’ll get 2.1 million citations. I kid you not. So, if you want to be more selective, here’s a quick guide on what we’ve found to be the most useful online sources of practical information about how to succeed with social enterprise (SE). (Full disclosure: I’m affiliated with several that I’ve …

In a previous post, I discussed the concept of the silent trainer. The silent trainer can be found in every organization amongst the same hallways that hold the plague with the well written mission statement.

I am starting the development of my own training company “Sassenach Training Services” I am going to be offering the following services: Needs assessments, Evaluation of training programs, designing training manuals, job aids, and assisting in mentoring program development and some executive coaching. I live in the metro Detroit area and hope to make this …