Mike Rowe, host of the popular Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs, recently highlighted the dichotomy of how we portray work in America — in one corner, the romantic, blue-collar ideal of “working harder,” and in the other, the urban, Blackberry-toting notion of “working smarter.” And while Rowe’s comments were meant to illustrate the contrast between […]

When making decisions under pressure, many professionals are plagued with a fear of making the wrong choice, selecting an option that could lead to business failure. This fear of failure, in itself, is not a bad thing. In our new book What Business Can Learn From Sport Psychology, we examine how a fear of failure can actually […]

We all procrastinate every now and then. Whether it’s putting off a simple task like organizing files or a bigger project like writing a business plan, it’s something we are all guilty of. The excuses vary from “too busy” to “not the right time” and so on, particularly with the more important, time-consuming projects. We […]

At a recent “Getting Things Done” course, productivity expert Tiago Forte laid down three unexpected ground rules. Many people will tell you they perpetually live in crisis response mode. This means that almost everything they need to accomplish in a day — from changing the batteries in the smoke detector to submitting a project report […]

As promised, here are my TOP 10 best ideas on how to generate more referrals in TEAM! I use this as a guide when I’m doing a “Director’s Coaching Session” with the members in my chapters. 1. Do a Coaching Session with EVERY member in the chapter! During the session, lead-in with wanting to know […]

Figuring out what kind of business to launch is hardly a science, but it should be considered logically. Think about the basic entrepreneur make up. While naturally all entrepreneurs are unique under the sun, they do tend to conform with certain archetypes. Some entrepreneurs are really inventors, who view the challenges of building a business […]

In today’s economic climate, word of mouth marketing / relationship marketing is extremely important and very necessary. Business owners today, are asked to do a lot with a little. This causes us to continually juggle and multi task. When a small business owner / entrepreneur / sales person joins a networking group, their expectations may […]

We all sneak a peak at text messages or emails to pass the time in boring meetings. And yet, we’d also probably all admit that we find it irritating when others do the same. But a new study from researchers at Howard University and the University of Southern California finds big differences in who’s bothered […]

I REALLY want to share this message with you. I have been working in the “Referral Group/Networking Group” industry for over 25 years. I have been a member of a referral organization, spent 10 years as an executive with another large referral organization, and have had my company TEAM Referral Network, for 11 years. I […]

Almost everything we do in our day to day lives is a negotiation, from conversations with the significant other in our life, to communicating with our children, to our day to day conversations with ourselves, whether we are buying something or selling something; regardless if it is personal or professional we are always negotiating. But […]