Last weekend, the National Speakers Association held its #Thrive Conference in Orlando. Hundreds of professional speakers gathered to learn business practices, stage presence, marketing and sales information and to be inspired from some of the best speakers in the world. This year has been incredibly busy, and I had competing

This week, our neighborhood experienced storms. High winds knocked out our electricity for two days. The storms damaged homes and trees were lost. We didn’t have the devestation of the fires in California or the flooding experienced in North Carolina. Ours was more inconvenience. We still had hot water thanks

Wow! This week our negotiation teams from Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas will participate in Round Three of The 2025 Negotiation Challenge sponsored by The Negotiation Center. Last week, one of our teams had a negotiation with our sister school, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) School of Law.

The stage is been set and the students selected for The 2025 Negotiation Challenge sponsored by The Negotiation Center. This year’s competition features 180 students. Those students comprise 60 teams of three students from across the globe. The students are coordinating and dealing with 20 time zones. ❓Have you made

Our daughter, Taylor, recently left Colorado Springs to move to Hawaii. Her relocation had something to do with the reassignment of her handsome Army soldier, Ross. Talk about a big change. Not only did they go from mountains to island living but they will have spent almost two months living

Sometimes clients want the services you offer provided in a different format or manner. Yesterday, my clients wanted information about negotiating deals delivered in a way they could ask questions. They needed real time answers tailored to their most pressing needs. Instead ofa big production and well-delivered speech, they wanted

Wow! #6 and highest-ranked woman. Thank YOU for your support in helping me reach this honor these last six years. What’s fun is I’m using one Guru’s, Deepak Malhotra, textbook in my negotiation and dispute resolution classes at The University of Texas at Dallas and was speaking with another Guru,

Today is my second week of teaching at Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas. I’m a professor of practice which means no research requirement. I teach two classes of graduate students and one class of undergraduates in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution. UTD offers great students, colleagues, and a fabulous

Hey, it’s snowing in Dallas. No big deal for those who drive and work in the snow and cold weather for half the year. However, in Dallas when it snows or we have ice, some people have issues negotiating driving. Schools close, and Texans hunker down to stay warm. However,

🎄Are you experiencing any last minute, holiday frenzy? ❓Have you stressed over the holiday preparations? Please stop. Be kind to yourself. If things don’t go as planned, you’ll create a different plan. 🔍Have you observed others not behaving at their best? This time of year can invite the Scrooges and

Successful negotiators and leaders generally credit their skills to learning best practices from others. This past weekend I was fortunate to attend the National Speakers Association CSP/CPAE Summit. The event was held In Minneapolis, Minnesota, and designed for speakers holding the Certified Speaking Professional designation and/or recognition in the CPAE/Hall

Recently, I heard a different take on the lyrics to the song “What the World Needs Now” recorded by Jackie DeShannon in 1965. Yesterday, I posted about our cruise on the Love Boat which is Princess Cruises Regal Princess. You may have read about how lovely and approachable the entire