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The BizPie Blog gives expert advice for executives to help make better decisions, improve your team, and balance professional & personal life.
Laughter as medicine
Waking up in Chicago, jet-lagged from a late arrival, I hear my 11 month old granddaughter screeching and crawling to her sister’s room. I jump
Seasons
Visiting Chicagoland just before Labor Day, everyone was taking their last trip to the waterpark, visiting the beach before it closes, and planning for the
Learners stay young
Sometimes it is kinda fun at a dinner party to just sit back and listen to the conversations going on around you. On one side,
Content AND Delivery
Why did you like a speaker you heard on TedTalks? What is it about an actor who you could listen to them recite ANYTHING? Why
Make more money
I was meeting with a business owner the other day, and we had a conversation we have had several times before: How can they make
The dog days of summer
Ugh! I’m tired of the heat and it is barely August. August came in July. Does that mean September will come now? Well, the fires
The gift of an introduction
For people living in Los Angeles, introductions can be like the currency of belonging or prestige in one of our main industries – film. streaming.
Assume positive intent
Fraught conversations with people who do not feel safe is something we all have experienced since childhood. In order to protect ourselves, we prepare to
“Wordle” it
Do you know about or are you addicted to playing wordle? It is a NY Times owned game that you can access for free that
Plan tight, process loose
Creating and then executing a strategic plan is not a simple thing. It is at the heart of long term organizational success. Yet, we get
Unwinding
Hard driving business leaders find it extremely difficult to unwind. Give them quiet time and their minds race with all they must get done. Many
Innovation versus innovative process
Have you ever noticed that innovators talk really fast? It seems like the ideas are flooding their brain 3 times faster than the mouth can
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