by Rob Jolles | Feb 26, 2021 | Coaching and Mentoring
About nine years ago, I wrote a four-part BLArticle® miniseries dedicated to dealing with how to handle difficult behavior without direct confrontations. There are a handful of ways to professionally avoid confrontations… but that doesn’t mean there’s never a...
by Rob Jolles | Feb 12, 2021 | Sales Training
default: a selection made usually automatically or without active consideration. I think we all have a love/hate relationship with the default settings within our computers. In theory, these settings are designed to make our lives easier, and to help us do our jobs...
by Rob Jolles | Jan 29, 2021 | Self Help
A few years ago, I was invited to go on a Segway tour of Washington, D.C. Having never been on a Segway before, I was a bit anxious, but I didn’t really have a choice. I had auctioned off the ten-person tour for a charity, and part of the package was for me to...
by Rob Jolles | Jan 15, 2021 | Self Help
It’s a common experience. You get a job that seems to promise great things. You work for a manager who seems to have your best interest at heart. You work with a team of like-minded individuals, and they all seem to be people you can really bond with. It seems...
by Rob Jolles | Jan 1, 2021 | Motivation
I’m a New Year’s Eve man. No doubt about it, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. What can you say about New Years Day that isn’t positive? Christmas is a wonderful holiday, but not everyone celebrates Christmas. The same could be said for Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, Hanukah,...
