If you haven’t yet started a discussion about how location-based applications can help your business, consider this a friendly wake-up call. Applications like Foursquare and Gowalla are powerful tools that, when used properly, can provide increased exposure for your business and breed customer loyalty. For example, when I attend my weekly Dale Carnegie Course, hosted…
Impromptu speeches: A lesson in confidence
Many people sign up for the Dale Carnegie Course to become a better public speaker. For some, the thought of getting up in front of a group of people is an almost crippling idea — your hands start to get clammy, your throat dries up, and you can’t stop the tapping of your right foot….
Great leaders marked by four capacities
Tony Schwartz recently shared “The Four Capacities Every Great Leader Needs (And Very Few Have)” on the Harvard Business Review. His points are spot on, and even more importantly, they are things that those of us in leadership roles should aspire to. He says that “Great leaders recognize strengths in us that we don’t always…
Story offers glimpse into local Detroit-area moms club
Time.com recently offered readers a glimpse behind the curtain of a mini culture within metro Detroit, a culture of 80s music, taco salad, Rice Krispies treats, and the exchange of challenges and best practices. We’re, of course, talking about the Grosse Pointe Moms Club. The group includes moms from all of the “Pointes,” five suburbs…