The world runs on relationships. Even with more ways to connect than ever before, we’ve lost the art of following up – and we pay a huge price for it. We lose influence, thereby diminishing our results. Do you go to conferences or events, or even meetings or dinner parties where you meet new people?… Continue reading The Lost Art of Follow Up
Read Joan’s blog over at Career 2.0, a site dedicated to “inspire readers to pursue their passions by showing how others have successfully made the move.” A great place to find inspiration, Joan adds her story to the many who refuse to let go of their dreams. You Never Know: 10 Lessons from an Unexpected… Continue reading You Never Know: 10 Lessons from an Unexpected Career Journey
What’s the number one cause of many business failures? Being blind to threats and opportunities. So, how are our blind spots keeping us stuck and how do we shift to see new, even contrary ideas?
Listen to Green Connections host Joan Michelson discuss with top expert, Margaret Heffernan, whose TED Talks on the topic have attracted millions of views, and who wrote the best-seller, Willful Blindness: Why we ignore the obvious at our peril.
What do Wal-Mart, Intel, and Statoil have in common? They each just partnered with GE Ecomagination to tackle tough environmental challenges in their business. From energy efficiency to saving water, to reducing waste, eight huge multinationals are collaborating with GE Eco to find innovative solutions. Listen here to the Global Head of GE Ecomagination Deb… Continue reading Innovation at GE Ecomagination
“Now is the time for courageous actions and strategies, aimed at implementing a ‘culture of care’ and an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature.” Pope Francis, Address to the U.S. Congress (Sept. 2015) One doesn’t normally think of the Pope’s role as one of… Continue reading Leadership (and Life) Lessons from Pope Francis in the U.S. – Leading Change with Grace
What is “power”? Alina Okun of Analytic Partners captured it perfectly when she said, “Power is the ability to impact outcomes,” at the recent event at New York City’s Cipriani celebrating women’s rising power produced by Crain’s New York business journal. Here are “power tips” from the Crain’s NY 50 Most Powerful Women event: 1.… Continue reading Power Tips from the 50 Most Powerful Women of Crain’s New York
Guest blog by Mary Juetten, Founder and CEO of Traklight In the world of clean technology innovation, how to protect your technology is a key issues that can make or break your success. While many companies are driven to be “first to market” in their industry or use, it’s important to take time to ensure… Continue reading Protecting Your Innovation: Technology and Intellectual Property Protection, including Patents
How do you position yourself to be a “media magnet” and monetize the exposure? How can you build your audience and touch more people without hiring a PR firm? Listen to GC’s Joan Michelson’s short interview with the effervescent Geeta Nadkarni – who wowed the audience of 1700 professional speakers at the National Speakers Association… Continue reading From the National Speakers Association: Geeta Nadkarni
The 2015 annual conference of the 42-year-old National Speakers Association focused on “influence,” made me reflect on the fact that we are “influencing” people in every conversation no matter how small, and how important influence is to achieving our goals. We influence our teams, our bosses, our friends, our family members, our neighbors — even… Continue reading Having ‘Influence:’ Top 10 Takeaways From the National Speakers Assn. Conference
Grapes as eyeballs? Coach, author and speaker, Laurie Guest explains to host Joan how to interject stories, images and humor into your conversations and presentations to engage and influence your audience. That can be a lunch meeting for two, an internal meeting of five, or a conference with hundreds. Live from the National Speakers Association… Continue reading From the National Speakers Association: Laurie Guest on Influencing your Audience
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