Celebrating 15 years
As we hit this major milestone this month, I am filled with so many emotions. This upcoming moment makes me even more aware of all the milestone celebrations I am [...]
Craziest Oscar Moment?
Wow. Our students often ask about how to handle ‘crazy’, mixed-up mishaps that can occur while they are presenting. And we offer advice, but mostly we offer assurance that these [...]
Differing Opinions
One thing that seems to be lost this election season is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable. Often, instead of conversing, we shout our opinions at the top of [...]
International Talk Like A Pirate Day
Since 2002, hearty and fun-loving men and women everywhere have been celebrating the obscure holiday of “Talk Like a Pirate” Day on September 19. Yes, for a full 24 hours, [...]
Career Limiting Habits
A recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) article got me thinking about how we sometimes limit our own career success by failing to identify, or more importantly, take action to improve a [...]
Making Nice
“If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.” This was my mother’s mantra, and probably your mother’s too. Somewhere along the line, we have lost sight [...]
When good things happen to good people
Recently, one of my Point Taken team members was on a flight and agreed to change her seat (a desirable aisle!) so a family had the opportunity to sit together. [...]
Non-negotiable
When we teach negotiation skills, we often surprise students by pointing out how many things we think of as ‘non-negotiable’ can actually have price variability - things like the bottles [...]
