by Barry | May 20, 2013 | Awareness, Communication, Environment, Growth, Influence, Leadership, The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership
One of my favorite quotes by John Maxwell is “People don’t care about how much you know, until they know how much you care.” I believe that the best way to let people know how much you care is to communicate in a way that tells them you do. One of...
by Barry | Mar 11, 2013 | Attitude, Communication, Empowerment, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership
I recently delivered a sixty minute presentation on Influential Leadership to about sixty electrical contractors at their regional conference held at the Oregon Coast. I am very glad that I have progressed enough in my public speaking abilities that I am able to laugh...
by Barry | Feb 27, 2013 | Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Influence
This will be the first of three posts taking a look at Dan Pink’s “To Sell Is Human.” Pink brings a new look at the art of selling and explains why although statistically one of nine Americans work in sales, so do the rest of us. In section one,...
by Barry | Feb 24, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Influence
I just finished six days of training with the John Maxwell Team in Orlando, Florida. Some Maxwell teammates and I decided we would spend a few extra days in Orlando to decompress and collaborate on what we had learned and how to apply it in building our businesses....
by Barry | Dec 17, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Character, Influence, Leadership, Listening, Relationships
I am not going to pretend I have any idea of what the families in Newtown, Connecticut are feeling today. There are no words that can describe the pain and sorrow that must be overwhelming the entire community. Not to draw any comparison, but I have lost family and...