Gifted Professionals and Communicators Journal

March 9, 2018

Boards Have the Ultimate Power to Win, Change the Game or Corrupt

The dream job is one which allows you to make a difference, inspire others and share in the applause and cheers for the team you are on—every day. Good thing it’s so energizing because it takes a lot of energy and emotional strength to keep at peak performance—including weekend board meetings. I’ve […]
February 5, 2018

Most of All, Dazzle Me. Do Not Bore Me.

Why do I write for you? More to the point, why do you keep coming back for more and different and brain tickling insights, news, plus stuff you just can’t find anywhere else? Those who know me well and have ever shared coffee, wine or a moment in the hallways during a […]
January 29, 2018

Secret Sauce for Certification Enterprise Growth

Before jumping into the secret sauce with you in this post, please join me in thanking everyone who read the previous posts and sent “likes” plus comments, plus emails and clicked into the subscribe link.   What I write about next is totally coming from you—the ones who have a voice and participate […]
January 15, 2018

Big Changes in Credentialing Will Create New Winners

The indicators of change have been all around us for nearly 10 years and the past 3 years have been especially intense and significant for every CEO and board member that owns a certification enterprise, accreditation agency or other new form of the credentialing industry. In our consulting, writing and confidential conversations […]
January 6, 2018

After 14 Years of LinkedIn Trailblazing, A Change

Five years ago, after an all-morning meeting with about 75 members of the Certification Network Group, I moved the fascinating, stand-up conversation in the hallway with a handful of intensely, involved CNG volunteers, to a nearby bar. With the addition of one social media strategy—LinkedIn for Groups, nine years earlier (2003), we […]
January 3, 2018

Big Change in CNG on LinkedIn Starts Today

This is a big day for you, the 1,380 connected to each other in the Certification Network Group (CNG) on LinkedIn. Plus, we predict, 2018 will be a year of changes bigger and faster than anything you’ve ever experienced in certification, knowledge networking, leadership and communications.   It’s a big day for me, […]
March 22, 2017

Reigniting the Conversations

When you start out at the top of your game, how do you top that? That question has been my limiting belief for too long now. After all, blogging is about delighting those who think you have something valuable for them with original thoughts, insights and stuff they can’t find easily on […]