How boring is your office? Are you “running with the pack”, doing everything you can to fit in? OR… Are you asking yourself, “How can I create a unique environment?” One that makes YOU smile and that makes your CLIENTS, CUSTOMERS, and PROSPECTS smile? Wouldn’t it be cool if people walked into your lobby, went …
How Boring is Your Office? Not as Cool as it Could be… Read More »
I was in the San Francisco Bay Area last week and had the great fortune to be — in a 24 hour window — with people from Star Wars/Lucas Ranch, Pixar and The Muppets. It was an extraordinary set of hours. One creative theme that emerged again and again was that some of the best …
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There is a time in our lives when we begin to shave off parts of who we are. The time is never just once, though. It comes again and again, as we turn a corner in our lives, as we are presented with a new environment or risk, as we stumble down the path into …
Last week, my fiancé (yes, I’m engaged) and I had a conference call with a potential vendor. We were pretty jazzed about hiring her after studying her website, but when we finally all got on the phone, she would not shut up. It was almost comical. She did a 10 minute run-on sales pitch that …
Shut up & Listen (Stop Talking…You Had Us at Hello) Read More »
I’ve been here in Los Angeles for the week and the town is awhirl with Golden Globe excitement. Women in high heels beyond the height of any I’ve ever seen, parties filled with darting eyes to see who just walked in, limousines jamming the entrance to five star hotels and in general a lot of …
When Business Overtakes Art – Business Business vs. Show Business Read More »
At Harry Winston on Fifth Avenue & 56th Street in NYC, scaffolding interfered with the store’s high end look. Those at Harry Winston, however, made a smart move. Rather than let the scaffolding be damaging to the store’s overall style, they found a way to turn this liability into an asset. With glowing blue lights …
At the Friday December 3rd performance of Spider-Man on Broadway, one of the producers walked out on stage in jeans before the show and spoke to the enormous packed-house crowd, welcoming us and providing us with an overview of what we might expect. Given that this production, the most expensive in Broadway history, has suffered …
Spider-Man – Through Lines, Disasters & Applause Read More »
Last week, I presented a keynote and workshop at the PAR Solutions Conference—and met an extraordinary group of men and women who have dedicated their lives to improving the lives of others.In the breakout session titled The Prism Effect™ & The Art of Teamwork, we explored ways that leaders can apply their own unique gifts, …
On a flight back from Tampa this week, the woman sitting next to me introduced herself as “a realtor disguised as a mother and a wife.” Then she added that she also played cello. And a few minutes later, it came up that she knows a lot about opera. I’ll bet a lot of her …
The Prism Effect™ *** Watch V’s videos with excerpts from Keynote Performances™ at scores of conferences such as HR Southwest, MDRT’s Annual International Meeting, Business Women’s Forum, HWW, Administaff, Trillium Health Center, and many more dating back to 2005! *** Click here: V’s Videos Imagine for a moment a gigantic triangular prism… If you were …
