by Mary | Feb 18, 2010 | Blog, Business, Negotiation, Professional Speaking
At a recent women’s conference for supply chain managers I conducted a Negotiation workshop. After the session a young woman asked me how she could be more effective as a negotiator. I immediately noticed her strong accent. She spoke in a soft, sweet,...
by Mary | Oct 17, 2009 | Blog, Inspirational, Integrity, Professional Speaking
I’d like to share a special story about a lady and her journey with breast cancer. It’s a story about courage and faith. I’m sure there’s someone in all our lives who has touched us in some way with her battle with breast cancer. I hope this story will be an...
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...