A few weeks ago I received a couple of annoying messages on my home voicemail from some guy who sounded drunk and knew my name was Cheryl. The troublesome thing was he always ended by calling me “Baby.” Ewww. Finally we were home one evening and Peter answered the call. He was able to insert [...]

You know what an ego search is, right? It’s when you google your name or your company name to see what comes up. When I started CultureSmith Consulting in September 2007, and started blogging last spring, I wanted to know what others were saying about me or my company. And I wanted to see how [...]

I’ve recently been reminded of the importance of the basics. My sound advice has not come from the halls of Harvard, the offices of Google, the C-suite of Wall Street, nor the pages of The New York Times Bestsellers List. No, my teachers are 10-year old boys – specifically my step-son and son. Though both [...]