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Hey, Siri, Reach Out & Touch Someone
Mobile phones and social media are amazing communication tools, but, with all their power to connect, they often leave us feeling isolated. From first grade to college, young people are feeling the negative effects of smart tech and social media. While both tools...
Respect Trumps Dollars
I am beating my drum again! I wholeheartedly agree with Professor Christine Porath’s recent Quartz article about the importance of civility in the professional space. She cites that feeling disrespected in the workplace negatively influences productivity and cost...
Why is SAT Tutoring Good for the Soul?
I own a tutoring company, Access Test Prep & Tutoring, a one-on-one SAT prep firm. Frequently, parents with amazed looks on their faces approach me in the grocery store and say, "I don't know what you do at Access, but my child does not complain about attending...
Say What? Polished Speakers Can Land the Job?
Traveling back from NYC, I read the 07/27/17 Forbes’ article by Carmine Gallo, The One Job Interview Skill in Short Supply, According to Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe. Rowe asserts that candidates who speak and write well get the job, and I say truer words have never been...
Betting on Heads or Trolls Leaves You Up in the Air
Gaining trust requires respect within your team, whether it’s a group of managers, service providers or a board of directors, trust and respect are imperative. Earning trust and respect is an art form and the linchpin of leadership. So what do trust and respect look...
Seeing Eye to Eye on Relationship Building
I agree that the foundation of professional success is relationship building. I want to build on this CNBC/Apple News article and add that respectful collaborative relationship building is even better and easily achieved by tactics such as looking someone directly in...