Gifted Professionals and Communicators Journal

June 15, 2020

Crystal Ball Conundrum

Crystal Ball Conundrum Lessons Learned on the Front Lines of Tough Choices   Put 25 CEOs from different associations, each representing a profession or industry unlike each other, in one Zoom call and you quickly see how much alike they are. This happened earlier this month.  Near the end of the session, […]
May 30, 2020

Tracks and Traction on Your Better Chart–The Ultimate Guide for Recharting Your Business Path (Step 5)

Last installment in 5-part series on Rediscovering Your Business Model Tracks and Traction on Your Better Chart What have you learned, discovered and felt since the day you stepped into this five-week sprint in April to rechart your business path?  Did you feel confident, yet curious, about the guidance offered?  Did you […]
May 19, 2020

Sift, Sort, Find the Diamonds–The Ultimate Guide for Recharting Your Business Path (Step 4)

Installment 4 in 5-part series on Rediscovering Your Business Model Sift, Sort, Find the Diamonds The last time things got this bumpy and concerning for the leaders of professions and industries was 2008.  What I remember from that was the national economy took a dive in many industries and unemployment went higher […]
May 13, 2020

Search for Options—Not Answers. The Ultimate Guide for Recharting Your Business Path (Step 3)

Installment 3 in 5-part series on Rediscovering Your Business Model Are you feeling the wind in your hair as we pick up speed and get into this week’s installment–Creating Images of Possibility? Did you find your way and find your voice in Installments One and Two?  Brilliant!  Or maybe, you just got […]
May 7, 2020

Framing & Better Questions. The Ultimate Guide for Recharting Your Business Path (Step 2)

Installment 2 in 5-part series on Rediscovering Your Business Model What Can You Possibly Learn in this 2nd Installment of the 5-part series? Framing is for decision making, investing, problem solving and therapy. Questions are the raw materials for framing.  Better and even better questions make your purpose and value clearer to […]
April 28, 2020

Basics for Starting. The Ultimate Guide for Recharting Your Business Path

5-Part Series on Rediscovering Your Business Model This week we pass the two-month mark of Staying in Shelter and Social Distancing. Maybe it’s been less than 60 days for you, but let’s just go with the reality it’s been every one of those 1,400 hours of uncertainty and mixed emotions for most. […]
April 13, 2020

What Credentials Leaders Can Say to Professionals

As we turn the corner on month one of Staying in Shelter and come eye to eye with the monster—the harsh and new reality that this is not changing anytime soon, hundreds of professional societies and credentials leaders have to come up with better responses. Here’s what I’m getting from many weeks […]
April 2, 2020

Another 30 Days Or More of Stillness

Another 30 Days Or More of Stillness. Is This Extra Time or Better Quality Time? With the official word this week for the nation that stay-at-home guidelines extend for 30 days, maybe more, here’s the buzz coming from you, my colleagues working with the professions of America and certifications of the world. […]
March 26, 2020

Only Two Communication Skills Needed to Engage Anyone

When I signed on for a life of professional communication,  awesome responsibility and joy came with it.   You get to find a community or type of business you can serve very well because of your skills, experiences and fit with their needs. Professionals and the industries they run are my community.  Normally, […]