When we're not defending and justifying, and we're being very still, our answers can and do shock us.
Any CEO who cannot clearly articulate the intangible assets of his brand and understand its connection to customers, is in trouble.
Speaking passionately from the very center of who you are is compelling, forceful, persuasive: that’s what leadership sounds like.
One of the biggest mistakes women make in business is that they aren't friendly enough.
The most common mistake you'll make is forgetting to keep your own scorecard. Very little at work reinforces your ability to do this, so you will have to be vigilant. When evaluators give you an assessment, they are just guessing at who you are; they certainly are not the ones who know your potential. They can rate you and influence you, but they don't get to define you. That's your most honorable assignment: to define, every day through the way you deliver your work, the scope and nature of your inherent abilities.
Speaking with passion born of your own authentic experience and belief is always persuasive.
Here's what I believe is sexy at work: being strong and committed and confident, being precisely who you are and in hot pursuit of the goals and ideas you believe in so much they captivate and inspire others.
Everyone should prepare NOW for this change, for I promise you that it will come, and only those who are ready will survive.
That people even in well paid jobs choose ever earlier retirement is a severe indictment of our organizations - not just business, but government service, the universities. These people don't find their jobs interesting.
I'm one of the people who was a pioneer in encouraging musicians, early in the game, to get interested in technology, and now all the musicians are getting into it.
I consider myself a blue-collar actor, just chugging away.