One of the best feelings in the world is when a child’s eyes light up in recognition, and they run at you, throwing their little arms around you for a big hug and cuddle. I remember promising myself when I was about ten years old and dealing with my father’s death that I would never […]
Erotic and exciting sex is not only for the unattached or young. I’d even argue it gets better with age and knowing your partner. The biggest culprit to your sex life falling flat on its face while you’re raising kids starts with a T, although it’s not necessarily a lack of toys. It’s more likely […]
The epicenter in Mineral, Virginia, where the 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck on August 23, 2011, was less than 30 miles from me. With telephone lines down, it looked like the 4th of July, with people over 300 miles away immediately posting updates on their Facebook pages to let friends and family know what happened and that […]
By learning what makes veteran entrepreneurs adept risk-takers, aspiring starters-up can get closer to taking the leap To evaluate the merits of their startup dream and strategize about its future, aspiring entrepreneurs can sweat out business plans and huddle with experts. To prepare for the emotional roller coaster of venturing out on their own, though, there’s little […]
Creating or expanding business relationships is not about selling – it’s about establishing trust, rapport, and value creation without selling. Call me crazy, but I don’t want to talk to someone who wants to manage my account, develop my business, or engineer my sale. I want to communicate with someone who desires to fulfill my needs or […]
If you’ve ever worked with a micromanager, you know how unproductive and demoralizing it can be. This control freak is reluctant to delegate, may second-guess everything you do, and can shake your confidence in your own abilities. Simple tasks that you could accomplish quickly if left to your own devices take twice as long. Your efforts […]
COMPANIES perform better when they’ve got women in senior management positions, a business forum has been told. Carolyn Kay, a non-executive director at Commonwealth Bank, said gender diversity should be viewed as a management essential. ”It’s important for women to be in decision-making levels to help reshape the culture of organisations,” Ms Kay said at the Women […]
No sugar coating here. Unless you’re fortunate enough to be born to take over a thriving family business or to get in on the ground floor of the next Facebook, the road to business success is seldom a simple one. In my experience and observation, success is much less the product of one brilliant idea […]
Liza Tsapenko Mars Venus Coach
The need for improved communication between the sexes in the workplace is very important for the overall health and efficiency of all organizations. In the global economy in which we compete, we need to ensure that inefficiencies are “built in” and that we do not tolerate difficulties in communicating with the opposite gender. Awareness and training […]