by Misti Burmeister | Jan 12, 2012 | Leadership |
You can’t have too much of a good thing…or can you? In response to my recent post on the importance of making employees feel valued, one of my readers, Todd, asked, “Can you overdo appreciation?” Until recently, I believed there was no...
by Misti Burmeister | Jan 3, 2012 | Leadership |
25 Things to Say “Yes” to in 2012When my new assistant, Kelly, requested weekly status meetings, I thought, Meetings just suck up time. But before I could say I’d rather send her e-mails with specific tasks, she explained. “I’m part of...
by Misti Burmeister | Dec 14, 2011 | Leadership |
Keep It Simple…Make It Powerful For someone who`s not big into shopping for clothes, doing so during the holidays is … well, you can imagine. In order to avoid the large, crazy masses, I wandered into a smaller clothing store and was greeted immediately by...
by Misti Burmeister | Dec 1, 2011 | Leadership |
4 Ways to Leverage Your Passion About five years after I started Inspirion, my business suddenly wasn’t doing well, and I couldn’t figure out why. So, I picked up a CD by Steve Siebold, who’s among the top three percent of highest-earning speakers...
by Misti Burmeister | Nov 3, 2011 | Leadership |
A few months ago, I had lunch with an old friend and her husband, Brint, whom I had never met. I soon learned that he was about to graduate from Johns Hopkins and was looking for a job. Eager to learn how I could help, I asked about the types of jobs and industries...
by Misti Burmeister | Oct 6, 2011 | Leadership |
Even if you know the value of your voice, you’re going to have a hard time convincing other professionals to listen … that is, until you prove your brilliance to them. Several months ago, I began considering how to combine my two greatest passions –...
