With all the negative news being shared with us across the media, it is easy to feel a sense of hopelessness. As Dylan said, ‘Everything is broken…’ However, in the midst of hardship, blue skies lie ahead. Most times, these challenges… Read more »
Whenever I visit with the principal of a high school, I make it a point to ask one unusual question: What do you do with the change? Just about every high school in America has a line item in its… Read more »
Have you ever been Stuck in the Middle Seat™ on a long flight? It’s not very fun, is it? No room to stretch out, people on both sides of you who are oblivious to the fact that you have no… Read more »
IN TODAY’S COMPETITIVE marketplace, a sales professional’s success often depends upon his or her ability to deliver a polished and persuasive presentation. Although sales people spend 80 percent of their time verbally communicating, many suffer from common shortcomings in their sales presentations that adversely… Read more »
Fortune Editor and columnist Geoff Colvin delivers fresh insights on what lies ahead in France’s economy and the situation in Europe. About Geoff Colvin Geoff Colvin is an award-winning thinker, author, broadcaster, and speaker on today’s most significant trends in… Read more »
Have you ever wished your company could have the kind of fun culture that Southwest Airlines has? Jason Young, a former senior-level manager at Southwest, teaches organizations how to have a fun, engaged and high-performance culture! Jason teaches you how… Read more »
Did you know that stress is not inherently stressful? Sounds impossible, right? Well, it turns out that if stress were inherently stressful, we would all be stressed by the same things. And we’re not. Some people are stressed by traffic.… Read more »
A few weeks ago I posted the question, What Business Are You In? I got lots of answers, both on and off the comment section of the blog. Many of them were very insightful — most readers understand that the… Read more »
Before I attended and spoke at the Global Speaker’s Summit in Cape Town South Africa, my family and I took a photo safari at Zulu Nyala. Zulu Nyala is a small but wonderful game reserve in the Kwa Zulu Natal… Read more »
The phenomenal “running mates” for your next meeting! Fox News featured The Passing Zone on politics. For more information or to book The Passing Zone to speak at your event, click here. About The Passing Zone Want a cool keynote experience? Just add I.C.E. Jon… Read more »
In the global, consolidated and highly competitive market place we live and trade in today, the need for unequivocal market share strategies is no longer a “good suggestion” but rather the singular determinant as to an entities very survival and… Read more »
I’ve learned about building great teams the hard way: by competing in the world’s toughest adventure races. From the leech-infested jungles of Borneo to the towering peaks of Tibet, my teams have run, paddled, mountain biked, climbed, and whitewater-rafted for… Read more »
