by Mary | Aug 21, 2009 | Blog, Business, Financing, Integrity, Leasing, Negotiation, Printing and Graphic Arts
I couldn’t believe my ears. The digital equipment salesman asked me, “Who is it hurting anyway?” Why did the question send me into a tirade? The manufacturer’s salesman, Thomas, was asking my client to lie in order to qualify for the...
by Mary | Jul 28, 2009 | Blog, Business, Computers and IT, Financing, Leasing, Negotiation, Printing and Graphic Arts
Whew! That word pretty much sums up my life since my last blog, which was way too long ago. I just returned from the National Speakers Association conference in Phoenix. An extremely worthwhile trip. More on that later. Right now, let’s talk about how things are...
by Mary | Apr 5, 2009 | Blog, Integrity, Negotiation, Professional Speaking
There is a song titled The First Noel. I wish there had been on called The First Negotiation. There are just too many syllables in the word Negotiation to have it appear in a song title. Even though there is no song about this, I bet it happened this way. Eve offered...
by Mary | Mar 20, 2009 | Blog, Printing and Graphic Arts, Professional Speaking
Hello to all of our Printing and Graphic Arts Industry friends! Will we see you at the OnDemand Expo? OnDemand is the largest digital printing and automated production event in North America. It will be in Philadelphia March 30 – April 2, 2009 Jeff Ostenso,...
by Mary | Mar 18, 2009 | Blog, Inspirational, Professional Speaking
This evening, I heard about the sad loss of Natasha Richardson, a beautiful actress and mother of 2 children. I was one of the lucky ones that recovered after a traumatic head injury 10 years ago. I did not wear my bicycle helmet on a short 6-mile ride with my husband...
