by jean | Feb 3, 2010 | From the Speaker's Circuit
Okay gentle blog readers. If you are like me, you have embraced blogging but not tweeting. Today I gave a presentation for ASTD-LA where tweeting became an intregral and interesting part. I will share it with you now so that together we can embrace this new tool....
by jean | Jan 27, 2010 | Administrative Assistant Advantage, One Opinion
I have a passion for sharing tools that build self esteem. This latest one comes direct from my personal life and my lifelong interest in acting: I hadn’t seen my friend Laura since Thanksgiving so we made plans to hang out. I had a unique idea of what we could...
by jean | Jan 22, 2010 | Administrative Assistant Advantage, One Opinion
I serve on a volunteer board for my training association. January marked the second year of my commitment, and I had a mighty craving to quit. This didn’t make sense given I finally had systems in place to manage the job. I’d built pleasant working relationships with...
by jean | Jan 11, 2010 | One Opinion
In the training business, there are many who are concerned about online learning. Is it as effective as classroom learning? Will it make trainers obsolete? I just “attended” an online training last night that blew my mind. Certainly the content was powerful. But for...
by jean | Jan 8, 2010 | One Minute Note
I hear a lot of skepticism about New Year’s resolutions – how they often don’t last. Here’s a new way to look at it. The medical community tells us that new activities create fresh synapses in the brain. To me this means that whether you stick with it or not...