An Author Underwrites a Successful Track Program
Byron Holland For The New York Times The track at New Bern High School was paid for by the writer and runner Nicholas Sparks, in sunglasses. Read on ...
Entries by bronwynr
Red-Hot Sales Negotiation
: Everything You Need to Know to Close Deals, Build Relationships, and Create Win-Win Outcome by Paul S. Goldner, Peter McKeon Negotiation is a key skill for all salespeople. Great sales professionals need to be able to counter clients who are naturally trying to get rock-bottom prices, but at the same time maintain a good […]
Sharon McQueen Talks about Her Fascination with The Story of Ferdinand
Picture books may come and go, but The Story of Ferdinand—a tale about a little bull who prefers to sit under a cork tree smelling flowers rather than butt heads with other bulls—is still one of the most beloved stories for kids and adults. Why has this 72-year-old story of peace and contentment by Munro […]
Loneliness – a business proposal
Via Lisa's blog (who can embed videos - a skill I keep putting off, so I've put a link to the page on my website) - a video of a nine-year old from whom many or us could learn the value of self-possession, dignity, naturalness; oh and the value of a smile and excellent body-language […]
The Power of Your Speech
Language expert Wilfred Funk was one of the first to study highly successful men and women to determine what they have in common. What he discovered was that they all have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively. Since then, many studies have shown the same thing. In fact, members of the "speaking" professions - […]
The liberating effect of failure
Failure is the crucible that makes a leader into a hero, says Yale's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld knows failure. A professor at the Yale School of Management and founder of the non-profit Chief Executive Leadership Institute, Sonnenfeld has risen to leadership-guru status by becoming the expert on how CEOs stumble and bounce back. He first […]
The children’s poetry archive.
This is a section of the Poetry Archive specifically designed for children. Find out more ...
To Build Up Innovation, Break Down Your Networks
I recently had the pleasure of attending a conference with quite a few interesting entrepreneurs and innovators. Several contrasts between innovators from large companies and those more accustomed to working within independent startups caught my attention. The starkest was the relative fluidity and ease with which the startup crowd circulated, made new connections, and exchanged […]
enthusiasm and energy
"Enthusiasm finds the opportunities, and energy makes the most of them." -- Henry Hoskins……………………………………………………………………… Resource for the Week Awareness Awareness is the key to all change. Penetrate blocks and find your authentic self. Open to new possibilities using your imagination and intuition. Develop your basic and higher awareness.
