The Personal Touch: Delivering a Presentation (When You’re Lousy at It), Part 1
You finally earned the spotlight. For the first time, everyone was in one place—and they were here for you. This will be the turning...
The Personal Touch: Delivering a Presentation (When You’re Lousy at It), Part 2
Note: To read the previous installment, click here. Off stage, you may be a peerless closer or Six Sigma black belt. You can...
The Personal Touch: Delivering a Presentation (When You’re Lousy at It), Part 3
Note: To read the previous installment, click here. In sports, we often revere coaches for their ability to plan and anticipate. Still, many...
The Personal Touch: A Primer for Getting Published, Part 1
"I can do better than that!" Admit it, hotshot: The above thought's crossed your mind after reading a column (quite possibly mine)...
The Personal Touch: Are You Interviewing for the Wrong Job?
You arrive in your finest attire. You've perfected your resume, polished your responses, and compiled a crackerjack portfolio. You did your research and dazzled...
The Personal Touch: Lessons Learned
Let's see: The project was delivered weeks late and over budget. It halted our clients' supply chain and made headlines. Our competitors definitely noticed,...
The Personal Touch: Is Your Team Mimicking Your Behavior (in a Bad Way)?
Everyone still snickers about "the e-mail." A manager who'll remain nameless had fired off the following gem: "Last year, a number of...
The Personal Touch: Writing Case Studies that Get Read—and Results (Part 1)
"So prove it!" That's what they're thinking on the other side of the desk. Chances are, they've heard your pitch before. Same benefits,...
The Personal Touch: Writing Case Studies that Get Read—and Results (Part 2)
Note: For the previous installment of "Writing Case Studies that Get Read—and Results," click here. Let's be honest: Prospects will naturally put up...
The Personal Touch: 10 Business Truths You Can’t Ignore
The past year was certainly quite the ride! Last fall, we watched anxiously as celebrated institutions collapsed, erasing billions in worth and thousands of...
