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Q:  The Super Bowl is over and now conversations will revert from Panthers or Broncos to – well, there are actually too many combinations of candidates to list. I don’t know how much longer I can side step these conversations.  … Continue reading →

Q:  I am going bonkers because my boss repeats details over and over even after I say:   “Thank you, I got it.”  What am I missing? A: I don’t think your manager is caught in a loop, repeating his words … Continue reading →

Q:  More “belt tightening” is ahead for 2016 and I don’t buy it. How do I tell my team without damaging morale? A:  To have credibility with your team you have to “buy in” to the strategy.   You can’t sell … Continue reading →

Q:  I read Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me and frankly, I am disheartened by his accurate portrayal of black men.  I am an African American dad with twin boys aged 12.  How do I remain hopeful? A: I, … Continue reading →

Q:  I am not going to see Star Wars.  I am not a fan and I don’t understand all the hype.  Am I missing something? A:  You are not the first person who has said “no” to Star Wars.  However, … Continue reading →

2016 can be your year if you follow this advice: People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader, It has been my pleasure to interact with you this year.  Your commitment to your professional growth spurs my own continued development.  And what a journey 2015 has been. I am going to drop my usual format based … Continue reading →

Q:  It is the end of the year and, looking back, I just don’t feel right.  Everything seems so up in the air—unsettled.  Is this a version of the “holiday blues”? A:  I like the way you asked your question. … Continue reading →

Q:  I am devastated.  I was supposed to be recognized at the Chairman’s event for leading a breakthrough project when the agenda changed at the last minute and I was bumped off the program.  I worked my butt off for … Continue reading →

Q.  My co-worker blows by facts, data and logic by saying, “Well, I don’t see it that way,” and then she proceeds to hold fast to her point of view.  What the heck, it seems to me that this is … Continue reading →