A subject matter expert (SME) can be both a source of knowledge and suffering. Without realizing it, they can dive into the weeds and pull you in deep with them. In this episode, I share some practica

Imagine taking one day a month and setting it aside as a Quiet Workday thats dedicated to deep work. In this challenge, I provide recommendations for you to schedule a day where more than half is s

Running around can be depleting and choosing to stop can energize and empower us. After taking a pause myself for several weeks, I have chosen to continue the podcast into our 9th season In this episo

Do you think that this podcast should continue for another season? I have mixed feelings and would like to hear directly from you. I can go either way. In what might be the last episode, I share some

We can all degree that most salespeople talk too much and arent great listeners. Learning from an accomplished sales trainer, I recently was inspired to create a new training program called Quiet Se

Thanksgiving in the U.S. is one of my favorite holidays of the year. To keep up with the tradition, Id like to share how gratitude is a powerful way to ground me and lower the noise in my personal an

You may want to start a podcast, go to be a guest on one, or are just curious about how people prepare for them. After eight seasons doing this podcast and numerous guest appearances on other shows, I

Almost everybody does it and nobody likes it. The adage is when youre early, youre on time; and when youre on time, youre late. In this episode, I share some simple, yet practical advice on how to

Can you imagine being on a flight and nobody gave any notice that you were going to land? After hitting the runway unprepared, many passengers would feel it. In meetings, getting ready to wrap it up i

To me, clarity is what matters, not selling books, doing a podcast, or making appearances. After a decade publishing books on brevity and clarity, I want to remind listeners that communication is most