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I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Mine was terrific: a happy table and an amazing meal. We played a few party games over the weekend too, like #HeadsUp. If you’re not familiar, take a…

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Happy Black Friday! It wasn’t so long ago that I was working in shopping mall management, experiencing marketing from the inside. Yet I never…

Thank you for being part of my life. See you tomorrow.

This week we’re talking about gratitude. Do you say “sorry” too much? It might almost be a reflex… just listen for it. You might hear it in your words and see it  in your emails….

Thanksgiving is coming up so the theme this week is gratitude. When somebody pays you a compliment, say thank you. Say thank you and then build on it. Don’t deny it or deflect. Modesty has…

It’s easy to give advice. I think I find it easy to take advice too. But for me to heed the words that I say to others? Not so easy. So this one is for…

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Just a little fortune cookie wisdom here. Reach out to an old friend. Someone whose name seems to keep popping up on social media,…

I had a great time representing the Brennan School of Business at the Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce Economic Symposium “Rise of the Robots” last night at Dominican University.Don’t worry, AI is not…

keys to a big project? To be handed the opportunity of your lifetime? Or, on a more personal note, for the right partner? This can also apply to business. Look at it this way: Somebody…

The Pain of Picking Priorities At a previous job, I was forced to choose between getting my children to day-care when my wife simply could not, or showing up to a newly scheduled 8 am…