Video of y5449UigPnE Listen to what an all-grown-up Harry Potter has to say about parenting. This rapid-read parenting book written by kids reveals 12 secrets YOUR kids want YOU to Know. It includes Ideas in Action at the end of each chpater to hlep you improve your relationship with your kids today! Read sample pages here.
Some people literally change the world, like Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Ben Franklin, and Steve Jobs. Although it's an ambitious goal to change the world, you might underestimate your singular power to change the world of those around you. You don't have to be Oprah giving away new cars to positively change someone's world. You have…
With the large majority of today's communication transmitting through emails, more and more of my clients are attempting to bring structure to email communication. The informality of the email channel facilitates a loosening of standard structure and conciseness from the old school business letter. That, in and of itself, is not a huge issue, but…
I had the opportunity to attend a luncheon which honored the Top 10% of my daughter’s high school. Before the event, I ran into one of our favorite teachers of all time, her 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Tina Dodson. Her presence was unusual since this was a high school event. As we caught up with…
Keeping things simple helps your team stay focused. This seems like it should be easy enough, but as billionaire investor Warren Buffett says, "There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult." We do, in fact, live in a complex world of advancing technology, global competition, brand abundance, unprecedented…
As a leader, sometimes your smartest words are unspoken. Though your team typically listens for your words of wisdom and direction, here are three reasons to keep silent: 1. Maintain relationships. Even though talk is cheap, you can't buy it back. Holding your tongue allows you to ensure the words you eventually speak are constructive…
In 2008, Bernard Madoff scammed over 5,000 investors out of 65 billion dollars. Like any crime that you read or hear about, it's concerning to each of us. Shortly after I learned of the scandal, my reaction deepened when I spoke with an old friend whose aging parents had invested their entire retirement savings with Madoff. I felt…
Knowing the right questions to ask is better than having all the right answers. Or as Decouvertes put it, "It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question." So, the fastest way to change the answers you receive – from yourself and your team – is to change the questions you ask. Consider the…
The words you use are more powerful than you imagine. Most people greet each other with words that have no power. Think of the last time you heard someone else (or even yourself) respond to a greeting of "How are you?" with "Oh, I am doing so-so," "Hanging in there," "I'm surviving" or "Not too…
We live in an information-rich, time-poor world, with lots of inputs coming at us in any given moment. Although it seems like our environment requires us to multitask, more and more research reveals that single-tasking is the most effective approach to getting things done. Single-tasking is particularly critical to the leader who is trying to…
