As much as I enjoy the company of my supervisors and consider many of them my friends, we still work in a professional environment and they are a step above me on the food chain. So I watch what comes out of my mouth around higher level co-workers, (...)

I attended CompassPoint's annual conference last week--Nonprofit Day. The key note speaker was Jim Collins, author of, "Good to Great," and "Good to Great in the Social Sectors". He is so inspiring and he is an academic!! I aspire to be like him because he presents his research (...)

Ask a group of successful, savvy, college students to begin the process of identifying their own distinctive brand by listing their accomplishments and you can feel the air getting sucked out of the room. Eager faces suddenly turn apprehensive. A couple of people will make self-deprecating jokes. Then, dead (...)

Clear skies, the beach and an over-sized margarita – that's all I've ever asked for in a flawless summer vacation. This year I definitely hit the triple threat. Last week, I spent my summer holiday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and it was a vacation to remember. As I sat back (...)

When Baby Boomers say to me, “Those kids today, they can be anything they want to be and yet none of them seem committed to being a professional," I secretly cringe, bite my tongue, and then choose my words carefully. I actually think the opportunity to be anything we want (...)