Spending a Sunday on the couch watching ‘professionals’ play brought this question of victory versus loss to my mind! Moral Victory: A moral victory occurs when a person, team, army or other group loses a confrontation, and yet achieves some other moral gain. This gain might be unrelated to the confrontation in question, and the […]
We’ve all been there at some point in our careers. We walk into the office first thing in the morning, pass a manager, owner or supervisor, and receive what can only be described as a tepid if not a non-existent greeting. Naturally as per human nature, rather than assume that they are just having a […]
The impact of a Long Island Rail Road strike will be far reaching and cause great economic pain for New York City and Long Island residents and businesses alike! For the two individuals highlighted in this article, however, the economic impact of a LIRR strike would apparently fall on opposite sides of the pain spectrum. A LIRR strike inflicting […]
To achieve success in life or business you will at times have to deal with failure as well! We have all heard the cliches about success and failure that go something like these: If at first you don’t succeed try try again (Thomas Palmer), I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept […]
There’s no ‘I’ in team in much the same way as there is no “Me’ in business! Of course there will always be exceptions to the rule such as the trader who works out of his house with the only raw materials being used are technology and money but, for the rest of us, our businesses […]
No matter the sector of the business world (or really any world) that you happen to call home, these quotes are extremely relevant! I say this because they involve the concepts of leadership, motivation, managing relationships and strategic planning. And, whether it’s the field of law, real estate, mortgage, retail, running a funeral home or truly anything […]
Our body language impacts the way that other perceive us, particularly during those precious few seconds when we are making our one, our only and our lasting first impression! Whether in social or business situations the way that we stand, speak and listen will convey quite a bit of information to the person or group […]
We’ve all been there in front of a group whether as the coach of a team or the leader of a company trying to convey a critical message while hoping against hope that the message is getting through! As the President of Hallmark Abstract as well as the father of three children I have been […]
“Hallmark Abstract has never been to a closing where the title wasn’t cleared!” Problem solving versus problem identification! There is nothing more important to any business than attacking problems head on. While few could argue with the validity of that statement some business leaders, accomplished as they may be at identifying problems, may be somewhat […]
