How to make your voice sound better

Illustration of a woman with a lovely voice speaking

I get a lot of compliments on my voice. People tell me it sounds warm and inviting, authoritative but not imposing. They say I have a voice for radio (hopefully that doesn’t mean I have a face for radio, too). As a matter of fact, I used to host a couple radio shows in college. […]

Coopetition: how to grow your business by partnering with a competitor

Close-up of business handshake

Coopetition is one of those business concepts that seems a little absurd at first glance. “Partner with a competitor? Why—so I can lose my business?” That’s an understandable first reaction. But hear me out: coopetition can work to your advantage. It can… boost your business lower your costs increase your organizational resources expand your network […]

Worker shortage explained: what 2021’s workforce issues mean for your business

Headsets hang on powered-off computers in an empty office

You know the phrase, “good help is so hard to find these days?” Yeah, whoever came up with that had it easy. These days—the Zoom-fatigue days, the not-quite-post-pandemic days, the how-is-2021-already-halfway-over days—good help is harder to find than ever. And as for retaining and engaging that help, well…  I’ll be blunt: we’re facing a historic […]

Getting real about climate change

A traffic light sign is nearly submerged by a massive flood—one example of extreme weather events caused by climate change

Hurricanes. Wildfires. Tornadoes. Droughts. Blizzards. Heat waves. These and other forms of extreme weather have always been facts of life on Earth. But until relatively recently, they were facts many of us read about or experienced once in a blue moon—not something we faced multiple times a year, with increasing intensity. We’re talking about stronger […]