My News

Opportunities have a way of popping up when I least expect them. I suspect that happens to you too.

So I thought I’d let you know about things that come my way, hoping they might also be useful to you.

• Donated 300 copies of my book to support the Lehigh Valley Collegiate Career Expo (February 2013)
• Handled the annual thoroughbred stallion advertising campaign once again for a long-standing client. (started October 2012)
• By publicist request blogged on eight new business/career book releases  in 2012
• Conducted a mini-workshop for a health care industry client retreat called, “Making a Good Team Great.” (June 2012)
• Provided career transition coaching to displaced employees for a non-profit (May 2012)
• Served on a review panel for Penn State Lehigh Valley Internship Class project presentations (April 2012)
• Conducted one-on-one career transition coaching for employees displaced by a client’s facility closing (December 2011)
• Developed and conducted a two-hour workshop titled “Leading Employees Who Don’t See Things Your Way” for all managers and supervisors for a corporate client (November 2011)
• Was contracted to serve as copyeditor for the upcoming book by Penn State associate professor Nichola D. Gutgold, PhD, titled Up From Obscurity:  Women and the United States Supreme Court (October-November 2011)
• Gave a presentation titled “Employee Development: Up the Pace or Pay the Price” at the Society for Human Resource Management, Lehigh Valley Chapter, two-day annual conference (October 17 and 18, 2011)
• Was featured in the Forbes.com article, “The Biggest Myths About  Changing Careers,”  by J. Maureen Henderson (September 23, 2011)
• Delivered my “Business Fitness: Smart Moves for Career Succuss” presentation to a group of unemployed professionals in transition. (September 2011)
• Developed and taught a two-hour workshop, “Delivering Performance Feedback as a Win-Win,” for supervisors and managers (Sept. 2011).
• Created a Business Fitness blog subscription page at the Amazon Kindle Store for the convenience of readers who wish to receive my posts automatically on their Kindles. (July 2011)
• Developed and taught another two-hour workshop, “Getting Results from Principles-Driven Leadership,” for superivors and managers. (June 2011)
• Facilitated a strategic planning meeting for a new 501C3 board, helping them understand the requirements of non-profit governance, their roles and leadership accountabilities. (May 2011)
• Received a terrific review of my book, Business Fitness, from Scott Helfrich, Ed.D, blogger at StudentLifeGuru, recommending it for staff development activities, supervision meetings, and team conversationsess. (April 2011)
• Developed and taught a two-hour workshop, “Taking Back Time: Practical Steps for Leaders,” on how to prevent employees from leaving their work in the boss’s lap. Ken Blanchard’s book, The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey,” was the basis for the workshop and given to attendees. (April 2011)
• Received an amazing review of my Business Fitness book from Paul McCord, author of the Amazon and Barnes and Noble best-selling book, Creating a Million Dollar a Year Sales Income: Sales Success through Client Referrals, and whose blog, “Sales and Sales Management,” is picked up by other major outlets. (March 25, 2011)
• Served as a panelist for a Social Media Marketing and the Arts workshop for the Lehigh Valley Arts Council, helping individual artists and arts organizations increase their visibility (March 24, 2011)
• Won the Toolbox for HR Blogger Derby 2010 in the ”the most important thing I learned in 2010″ category for the post, “If There’s Employee Growth, There’s Life!”
• Had an interview about my book, Business Fitness: The Power to Succeed—Your Way, for  Shoestring/Venture.com posted on their business book blog(February 23, 2011)
• Was asked by Guy Kawasaki to blog about his upcoming book,  Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions, on the March 8, 2011, the release date. Received an advanced copy.
• Was invited by Nichola Gutgold, PhD, professor at Penn State, Lehigh Valley Campus, to speak to her business communications class on electronic media, specifically blogging (February 8, 2011)
• Invited by Yu Yu Din at EmployWise, a division of Global Groupware Solutions Ltd., based in India, to blog as their small business expert  
• Was accepted as a blogger for Toolbox for HR 
• Invited by Daria at Mom In Management to contribute to her blog series on Executive Image 
• Invited by Jen Gresham to guest post on her blog, Everyday Bright