Can You Hear Me Now?

So, I’m at Starbucks this morning and, though I’m really not a coffee drinker, an iced decaf Americano with a splash of vanilla sweet cream sounded so good given the warm weather.  I marched up to the counter ready the place my order and the clerk walked away without saying a word when it was […]

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Sometimes Old-Fashioned Just Feels Right

Introduction from Alana: Listen Up!  With “International I Love to Listen Day” coming up next Monday, May 16, 2016, today, I am pleased to introduce you to Laura Janusik.  Laura is a dynamic professor, trainer, researcher, speaker and business consultant. She is a Professor and the McGee Chair of Communication at Rockhurst University. Laura has won […]

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Take Time to Listen

My friend, Kris Carlgren, recently handed me a copy of a 2007 article from U.S. News & World Report entitled, “The 18-Second Doctor.”  It is a well-written piece in the form of an interview between journalist, Nancy Shute, and Dr. Jerome Groopman, M.D., a noted researcher on cancer and AIDS at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical […]

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