"A Relocation Minute" with Bruce Waller
I was recently listening to author/podcaster Adam Grant share a story about NBA Basketball player Shane Battier. Shane was a highly recruited basketball player in high school that made the decision to play his college career at the Duke University and won a national championship. He went on to play in the NBA and noticed …
More value, better world! 3 strategies to apply during challenging times.Read More »
Over the last week, I’ve seen some really cool things around people creating powerful moments of connection. Yes, we’ve had to cancel most of our in-person meetings and social networking events due to social distancing to help “flatten the curve” of the Corona-virus. However, there are a lot of positives happening and people are getting …
Everyday seems so strange dealing with this terrible virus (COVID-19), but today reminded me of how strange the workplace has become. People are trying to balance social distance with human interaction. It’s really hard and super challenging in more ways than one. Some of us can work from home while others need to actually work …
I recently got the opportunity to present an “Ignite” style presentation at our annual Texas Relocation Conference in Carrollton, Texas. It was called “The High Cost of a Low-Cost Move”. Ignite presentations are short five-minute presentations that have 20 slides with each slide rotating every 15 seconds. The idea is to share a relevant topic …
I was recently looking back at some posts on different social media platforms (video, pictures, blogs, and more) and thought about the different messages we all share with our networks. I thought it was interesting to see how both work and personal posts have been so integrated in our messages. I am pretty much in …
As a business professional, I attend a lot of networking events. I understand and value the importance of meeting people every day. I enjoy learning about people’s stories as well as finding the connections in the conversation. Building a network is one of the most important things we need to do in our careers. One …
I was recently watching the “country music” documentary series by Ken Burns as he told several stories of many famous people that moved the world through country music over the past 100 years. As I am watching the series, I noticed everyone had common thread. They all believed in themselves and felt a calling to …
When I joined Armstrong Relocation in 2004 as a new sales professional, I had zero business. I had operations experience, but no sales to get me started… so I read and listened to everything I could get my hands. Some of these authors/speakers included Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy, John Maxwell, and Jeffrey Gitomer just to …
Have you ever struggled with getting buy-in for change in the workplace? I think many of us have in one way or another from wanting to change from a new copier to work policy to organizational design. We often want things to change, but struggle for many reasons. It could be too risky, too pricey, …
“Getting to Buy-In!” 5 Strategies to talk to the C Suite!Read More »
Over the past 2 years, I have had the honor of speaking at more than 50 events, and have received hundreds of notes, letters, and emails sharing takeaways from reading my book Find Your Lane. It’s been rewarding to hear of the positive impact this book has made on people. To start off the new …
“Hit Refresh” and use this approach to energize your career in the new year!Read More »