By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker September 22, 2013 The following article is posted with permission from Dave Kerpen. Mr. Kerpen is the New York Times bestselling author of two books, Likable Social Media and Likable Business. As you read this article, replace “customer or client” with parent and/or student. Substitute
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker September 14, 2013 This is a simple and personal article on how to reduce stress and live with less anxiety. There are no magic pills, but there are reliable principles and practices. They are simple in concept but hard to consistently apply. They work. There are
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker September 02, 2013 This is not another article on leadership admonishing us to be more productive, relational, or visionary. There are too many of those. Instead, this is an article about how to apply the ethos and values of craftsmanship to our leadership. I first encountered
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker August 24, 2013 It has always been a challenge to raise children, but in today’s networked, always-connected world it is even harder. Social media has opened up a whole new frontline in the battle for our children’s minds and hearts. Wringing our hands will
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker August 11, 2013 “The pen is mightier than the sword.” —Edward Bulwer-Lytton My life was unalterably changed by a few words. I was, at the time, an average student. I did what was necessary to get by, but my academic ambitions and motivation were limited. None
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker August 03, 2013 I thought keeping a journal — a diary — was for girls, or that it was an exercise in narcissistic navel-gazing. I am not sure where I got those notions. Perhaps I absorbed them from television shows or movies where the majority of journal keepers
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker July 12, 2013 Meetings are powerful. Good meetings forge strong relationships, clarify objectives, solve problems, and spur innovation. Bad meetings are terrible. They frustrate those in attendance, sap energy and enthusiasm, and waste precious time and money. Few people look forward to meetings because most meetings
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker July 06, 2013 This article has been adapted from an article of the same name posted on About.Com: Grammar and Composition. How you communicate is essential for your effectiveness as a leader. Spending a few minutes reflecting on how to improve your communications can enhance
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker June 15, 2013 “That was a waste of time!” I have often muttered those words to myself after sitting through a workshop. I walk in hoping the workshop will be different from so many others—engaging, informative, and practical. I usually emerge disappointed and frustrated. That
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker June 15, 2013 “That was a waste of time!” I have often muttered those words to myself after sitting through a workshop. I walk in hoping the workshop will be different from so many others—engaging, informative, and practical. I usually emerge disappointed and frustrated. That
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker June 08, 2013 By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker In my previous two posts in this series — Part 1: Why I Went Paperless: There Had to Be a Better Way and Part 2: How I Went Paperless: What I Use — I explained why I went paperless and the
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker June 01, 2013 By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker In my previous post — Part 1: Why I Went Paperless: There Had to Be a Better Way — I explained what motivated me to go paperless and my specific goals. Below is a view of my computer desktop: just as