by Amy Glass | Jul 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Republican National Convention offered a chance to examine our ability to influence others in the workplace. Every single speaker on that stage in Cleveland wanted to influence us. They wanted us to take a clear and decisive action: Vote Trump/Pence. Their...
by Amy Glass | Sep 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
In 1995, Bill Gates, Microsoft’s co-founder & former CEO, was delivering a pre-launch presentation of Windows 98 live on national TV. As a colleague plugged in a scanner, the computer suddenly crashed and showed the dire “Blue Screen” message… With cameras...
by Amy Glass | Jul 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
At a conference last month, I sat next to a professionally dressed and extremely articulate young man who’d recently been hired as COO of a medical services company. “What are your biggest challenges?” I asked him. He went on to explain that his board of directors was...
by Amy Glass | Apr 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
A recent participant in a BRODY training program contacted me last week via e-mail. “I’ve been put in charge of a large project and was told to choose my own team from any departments in the organization,” she wrote. “If successful, it will be the beginning of a whole...
by Amy Glass | Mar 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
At a recent business conference, I had the good fortune to meet many speakers whom I’d admired for a long time. There was one woman in particular that I was eager to chat with — I’d read two of her books, followed her blog and was fascinated by her career and...