Media Appearances

Email is essential to our personal and professional communication, but sometimes we let our inboxes get a tad soft around the middle.

Media: WomenEntrepreneur.com
Author: Karen Lachtanski
Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/237228

Do you have a colleague who is subject to special treatment while everyone else gets pushed aside? Are you the one praised incessantly by the boss, or the go-to person for all the great projects? It turns out that this widespread practice of favoritism can have a significant impact, whether you’re the victim or the VIP.

Media: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith
Author: Jacquelyn Smith
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/10/26/how-to-deal-with-favoritism-in-the-office/

Our inboxes at work are flooded with poorly written, unprofessional, ineffective e-mails—and as much as we detest them, most of us are guilty of sending just as many flawed messages as we receive.

Media: www.forbes.com
Author: Jacquelyn Smith
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/07/11/from-subject-line-to-signature-how-to-do-work-e-mail-right/

So maybe email isn’t going to disappear any time soon. For those of you who are overwhelmed with email on a daily basis, you might want to take advantage of this week because January 23 – 27 marks the fifth annual international Clean Out Your Inbox Week.

Media: http://blog.mindjet.com
Author: Troy Larson
Link: http://blog.mindjet.com/2012/01/inbox-a-detox-week

Companies are still reluctant to hire new employees and that means productivity is at a premium right now. Think you’re optimized for maximum productivity? Um, have you seen your inbox lately? Two words: Digital garbage. The average person gets 100 or more emails a day. And, while no one wants to point fingers, if you’re leaving a large number of those emails in your inbox, you are killing your productivity.

Media: www.cnbc.com
Author: Cindy Perman
Link: http://www.cnbc.com/id/46060121

If you were in charge of conducting a meeting with 25 people—some who know each other and some who don’t —would you start it off with an icebreaker? Should you?

Media: http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com
Author: Marsha Egan
Link: http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/on_features/get-your-meeting-going-1028140-1.html

Make sure some of your business resolutions include strategic goals. Marsha Egan joins Jim Blasingame to encourage us to set goals in the new year that are not just about executing, but include strategic planning.

Media: http://www.smallbusinessadvocate.com
Author: Marsha Egan
Link: http://www.smallbusinessadvocate.com/small-business-interviews/marsha-egan-11976

Believe it or not, adults like to interact, and play. By getting your meeting or task force off to an energetic, fun, and interesting start, you’ll see a more positive aura in the meeting.

So, why do Icebreakers work?

Media: http://www.expertclick.com/
Author: Marsha Egan
Link: http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/Break_the_Ice_to_Get_Your_Meeting_Going,201138832.aspx