How Would You Showcase Your Value at a Tradeshow?

❓If you were to participate in a tradeshow featuring your services, which event would you attend? What services would you showcase? How would you pick a theme and message to represent you or your organization’s value?❓Which visuals and materials would be required? How would you make sure they arrived safely,

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SWG Has SWAG

Imagine being able to bounce an idea off of a group of dedicated individuals who develop it for you. They consider the target audience, design communications, and share where a project or program could be upgraded. Now, consider that you would not have to pay these consultants for their advice.

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Negotiating Circumstances Outside Your Control

Wow! The last two days kept bringing traveling confusion. ❓Have you ever had days where you weren’t sure if you should stay the course or make a u-turn and go in a completely different direction? Yesterday was one of the most memorable speeches of my life at Texas Tech University.

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Remember the Joke: April Showers Bring May Flowers?

If April Showers bring May flowers, what do Mayflowers bring? (Pilgrims is one answer, but the better one is…) FURNITURE! Mayflower and United Van Lines are part of UniGroup, the nation’s largest household goods relocation organization. And, I just spoke at the 2026 UniGroup Learning Conference in St. Louis, held

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In Negotiating, Are You as Reliable as a Groundhog?

February 2 is Groundhog’s day. The legend is that winter will either linger for six more weeks or be shortened based on the visual observations of … (wait for it) a groundhog. Spoiler alert, it was a sunny day and Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. If you rely on Phil

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Can a Few Words Help You Negotiate an Entire Year?

Have you heard that some people pick a word to focus their efforts for the year? It’s a fairly common practice to choose a word or phrase to help you anchor your intentions for the year. In fact, one of my friends chose “anchor” for her intentional word this year.

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Are You a Quitter? Maybe Not

According to studies, the majority of people stop their New Year’s Resolutions by now. Another perspective is that you were test driving that resolution for a few weeks. Now, it could be time to be both realistic and bold on pursuing the goal you really want. Most people don’t ask

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Show Up and Go Do It

Just heard my friend and sportscaster Newy Scruggs, MBA at NSA North Texas. Newy spoke about having the information and tools available and doing nothing with them. How many times have you bought the book, downloaded the recording, or even attended the class and done nothing with the information? Having

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Negotiating Resolutions

The Results of Our Informal Poll on Setting Resolutions for the Year Are In! Most responded they did not think resolutions work. However, several have a different variation of the practice. They wrote of themes, passion, goals, and of questions they ask themselves. One practice that works for me and

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What Gift Are You Bringing?

As You Negotiate the Holiday Season, What Gift Are You Bringing? This is the time of giving and receiving presents. I have never been a confident gift giver. I’m not certain if people will love what I choose for them. One of the areas where most of my negotiation audience

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