I’ve been here in Los Angeles for the week and the town is awhirl with Golden Globe excitement. Women in high heels beyond the height of any I’ve ever seen, parties filled with darting eyes to see who just walked in, limousines jamming the entrance to five star hotels and in general a lot of …
When Business Overtakes Art – Business Business vs. Show Business Read More »
At Harry Winston on Fifth Avenue & 56th Street in NYC, scaffolding interfered with the store’s high end look. Those at Harry Winston, however, made a smart move. Rather than let the scaffolding be damaging to the store’s overall style, they found a way to turn this liability into an asset. With glowing blue lights …
At the Friday December 3rd performance of Spider-Man on Broadway, one of the producers walked out on stage in jeans before the show and spoke to the enormous packed-house crowd, welcoming us and providing us with an overview of what we might expect. Given that this production, the most expensive in Broadway history, has suffered …
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Last week, I presented a keynote and workshop at the PAR Solutions Conference—and met an extraordinary group of men and women who have dedicated their lives to improving the lives of others.In the breakout session titled The Prism Effect™ & The Art of Teamwork, we explored ways that leaders can apply their own unique gifts, …
On a flight back from Tampa this week, the woman sitting next to me introduced herself as “a realtor disguised as a mother and a wife.” Then she added that she also played cello. And a few minutes later, it came up that she knows a lot about opera. I’ll bet a lot of her …
The Prism Effect™ *** Watch V’s videos with excerpts from Keynote Performances™ at scores of conferences such as HR Southwest, MDRT’s Annual International Meeting, Business Women’s Forum, HWW, Administaff, Trillium Health Center, and many more dating back to 2005! *** Click here: V’s Videos Imagine for a moment a gigantic triangular prism… If you were …
If yours is a commodity industry—And let’s face it, so many are these days—how can you turn your business into an art? The world is in need of people who are operating not just with the bottom line in mind, but with real craftsmanship. People who are not just “trying to get it done” but …
Turning Your Business into an Art: From Commodity to Classic Read More »
PAY IT FORWARD…JUST NOT SO FAST. Last week, a colleague whom I think of (or thought of) as being bright, reliable and trustworthy forwarded a significant private email on to a third party. The colleague (we’ll call him Joe) and I had been exchanging emails, discussing a client and how best Joe might position things. …
There’s a common belief in the consultants’ and speakers’ world that you “need to write a book.” What’s disconcerting, though, is that many of my colleagues believe (and have actually said to me), “The book you write doesn’t even have to be all that good. No one reads it anyway. You just need it for credibility.” Unfortunately, this philosophy is …
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What you’re after is to change the look behind the other person’s eyes.” – Jerry Zaks, Broadway director If you’re not familiar with Jerry Zaks, let’s just say he is to Broadway what Steven Spielberg is to films. Over the course of his career, he’s won numerous awards including four Tony Awards — the equivalent …
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