January 26, 2012 – 1:04 pm
It was the opening 5-minutes of my third keynote… and I felt it was important to create a “moment”. Not because I understood the mechanics of doing that but because in a recent survey of their sales counterparts, there was a gaping hole between the stakes associated with some very specific skills (personal communication) and [...]
August 26, 2011 – 8:52 am
Wedged in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern half of Tennessee is the two-century-old town of Jonesborough. As small towns go, this one is relatively rich in history but its greatest claim to fame isn’t its strategic significance in the Civil War or a famous resident. Jonesborough has distinguished itself as the epicenter of a [...]
Meet some friends of mine… I actually just met them last weekend but they have already become heroes of mine. They were Special Olympic athletes and their dads (and brother) who were participating in the annual Oregon games in Newberg, OR. Although we only had 4-hours together on the golf course - the impact on me will [...]
As we recapped in our an overview to our December 2010 survey this year (Insight from Distinction’s 2010 Presentation Impact Survey), there were some areas that hardly wavered from our 2009 results, some areas that showed some movement and a few new questions we posed. Here’s a quick recap of what we heard… What region of the world [...]
March 31, 2011 – 12:27 pm
A week ago I spoke to a gathering of young adults who you just might be hearing more about in the years ahead… The Emerging Leaders for Oregon are a group of young business professionals who have much in common – and little in common. Some are attorneys, political directors, sales reps, university directors and consultants… but also [...]