Next Sunday, I’m giving the keynote address at the Meeting Planners International North American PEC conference. I’m talking about CSR, based on research I’ve been doing for my new book. MPI asked me to put together a short (and entertaining) video to promote my talk. Here it is: Email subscribers, click here

If you give a talk at a conference or business event, always give out your email address from the platform and offer to give your audience something if they email you. You could offer a PDF with some tips from your talk, a recommended reading list or your power point presentation. You could also ask …

Instead of recommending full albums thsi year, I’ve put together an iMix that you can purchase for less than twelve bucks! Enjoy last year’s best modern rock. Email subscribers with ITUNES, click here.

It’s that time of the year where bloggers like myself offer up best-of-2007 picks. Here are my favorite six business books of 2007: Go Put Your Strengths To Work by Marcus Buckingham This book helps you execute your plan to soar with your strengths and use them to make an impact on your business life. …

Ed Catmull, Pixar and Disney Animation Studios president, once asked me a question: “What’s more important, great ideas or great people?” His answer, always people. He said you could take a perfect idea, give it to four incompetent people, and they’d screw it up every time. If you want your company to go green, your …

Are you really finished with your holiday shopping? Are you running out of time and can’t stand the thought of fighting traffic at the malls? Here are six different gifts you can buy in a few clicks. Consider these my gift tips for this season. Books for a business colleague: Go Put Your Strengths To …

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve shared music tips with you. I’ve had Cease To Begin, the new CD from Band Of Horses, in my disc changer for the last week. It is a wonderful record, filled with big vocals, great songs and organic rock and roll sounds. Their music is a mix between …

A few food substitutes can make a big difference in your diet’s healthiness. Over the last few years, I’ve made three big changes to how I eat, and all of them have improved my health. First of all, I’ve replaced chips and fries with broccoli and low fat salad dressing. This knocks out a ton …

A few weeks ago, someone sifted through my recycling bin outside. All they took was the junk mail. Most likely, they were trying to steal my identity. It occured to me that I needed to immediately think about protecting my identity. Here’s my plan: 1. Shred all paperwork and mail with personal information, including account …

Last week I agreed to a business lunch meeting on the other side of town. It took thirty minutes each way and the meeting itself went about an hour. Altogether, I spent two hours chewing the fat and talking about potential business opportunities. It pretty much ate up half a day, counting drive time. I …