How To Connect With Key People.

I attended a NSA (National Speakers Association) meeting last night. I know . . . after a full day at work, I spent additional hours in a cramped, hot hotel room looking at slides. I wouldn't change it for the world.

What Are You Afraid Of . . . Failure Or Success?

At some time in our careers, we self-sabotage. We know we need to do 'A' to move forward, but somehow we find ourselves doing 'B'. And 'B' isn't as good as 'A'. In fact, 'B' might make us take a number of steps backwards. But we do it anyway. Why? Fear of Failure and/or Fear of Success.

Three Major Mistakes Many C-Level Executives Make.

Look, your job is hard. Probably one of the hardest in your company. But then again, you are the best and most highly decorated/compensated employee too. But you're human and sometimes it hard to lead and execute perfectly. Over the past 10 years of advising C-Level executives, here are three of the more frequent mistakes made in your day-to-day endeavors running the whole 'lemonade stand':

Events To Catch Rich Speaking . . .

This year, the fourth quarter has come fast and furious to the Rich Gee Group. Here is a cross-section of all the events and meetings where Rich will keynote or present: Fairchester Business Group - Complete (we had a BALL!) "Market Yourself to Success: Toot Your Own Horn Without Blowing It" Thursday, August 19 - 7:30 to 9:30 AM http://www.fairchesterbusinessresource.org/

American Marketing Association - Complete (knocked it out of the park!) "Brand Yourself In Today's Job Market - Toot Your Own Horn Without Blowing It" Wednesday, September 8 - 6 to 8 PM http://www.americantowns.com/ct/norwalk/news/ama-fairfield-county-chapter-proudly-presents-toot-your-own-horn-911810

Westport Library - Complete (a packed house of energized jobseekers!) October 5 - 8 AM "Jobseeker Special: Take Action!" http://www.westportlibrary.org/events/2010/10/jobseeker_special_jobseeker_sp.html

Wilton Public Library - Complete (capacity crowd of businesspeople who want to learn!) "The Message is the Medium - New Ways to Connect with Customers: LinkedIn" Tuesday, November 9 - 8 to 9:30 AM http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/

International Coaching Federation - Connecticut Chapter "Market Yourself To Success: Toot Your Own Horn Without Blowing It" Friday, November 12 Doubletree Inn - Norwalk

Bethel Public Library "Get Tough: The Best Jobs Are Never Advertised" with Margo Meeker! Tuesday, November 16  - 7 to 9:00 PM http://www.bethellibrary.org/

Wilton Public Libraray "The Message is the Medium - New Ways to Connect with Customers: Wordpress Blogs" Tuesday, November 23 - 8 to 9:30 AM http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/

Do You Give Unbelievable Customer Service?

As many of you probably know, I took my family to Walt Disney World over the past two weeks. We had a BALL! In the middle of all the excitement and relaxation, my business mind was constantly going. I am very observant when it comes to viewing high level operational, organizational and customer service processes.

Are You Losing Your Game? Time To 'Adjust' It.

Things have been going so well for so long, then all of a sudden, everything falls apart. It's like their career or business just had a 4-6, 3-6 game and they don't know what to do. They've been playing their power game all along and the whole world around them has changed.