by Barry | Apr 10, 2013 | Awareness, Brand, Communication, Influence, Relationships, Trust
This is the final of four posts discussing “The Impact Equation” by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. The subtitle of the book asks a great question, “Are you making things happen or just making noise? So which is it? Are you making a difference? Brogan...
by Barry | Apr 3, 2013 | Awareness, Brand, Communication, Influence, Relationships, Trust
This is the third of four posts discussing “The Impact Equation” by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. The subtitle of the book asks a great question, “Are you making things happen or just making noise? So which is it? Are you making a difference? Brogan...
by Barry | Apr 1, 2013 | Relationships, Trust
It seems like trust has been a pretty popular topic lately. I guess it should be no surprise if you buy into what David Horsager states in his recently released “The Trust Edge. Horsager states “trust, not money, is the real currency in business and...
by Barry | Mar 13, 2013 | Attitude, Brand, Communication, Influence, Intuition, Relationships
This is the final of 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, Pink...
by Barry | Mar 8, 2013 | Accountability, Attitude, Character, Purpose, Relationships
I was recently on the phone with Christian Simpson, one of my mentors on the John Maxwell Team, and the discussion was related to our values. He asked if I know what my values are. More importantly, do other people know what they are and how do they know? Just to...
by Barry | Mar 1, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Influence, Leadership, Relationships, Team Chemistry, Teamwork
One of my favorite things about travelling is meeting new and interesting people. I can usually tell right away once entering a conversation if the person is someone that I would like to invest more time in. Sometimes, like on an airplane, you don’t get a...
