BE a Verb!

Some years back, my assistant, Janice, said to me one morning, “Charles must be back at school.” “How did you know?” I asked. “Because you’re in the office,” she said. Sure I pop in every once in a while during the summer, but...

20 Seconds is All It Takes

Last week, in Mississippi working with an Insurance group all day, we got to talking about courageous conversations. You know, those ones that take tons of courage yet can be transformative when they occur.   One man (I’m guessing mid-50’s) got...

The Unexpected

Sometimes the best part of speaking is when a cell phone goes off and I get to the person soon enough to answer the phone myself. With a clip on microphone I can put the earpiece up to the mic and the whole audience is privy to our conversation.   A while back,...