Today, I wrote a column on the Invincibelle blog about an interesting piece of research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers looked at people who were quitting smoking, and they located several interesting findings: A person’s decision to quit smoking is significantly influenced by their network–not only the people they know but [...]

When you’re tring to build a new relationship with someone, it’s tempting to talk about yourself and topics you’re comfortable. That’s especially true when you’re meeting face-to-face with someone for meals or coffee in town. However, if you’re trying to build a connection with someone in another state or across the world, you actually have [...]

These days, the people who are most important to our success don?t always work in the same office (or even the same country). A global company may locate 1/2 of a team in rural Wisconsin and the other half just outside of London. One of my colleagues lives in rural Texas (1.5 hours west of [...]

On Friday, I received a handwritten note from Molly. She was our company’s first client, and she’s also become a good friend. Her company is located in rural Georgia, close to the Alabama state-line. Sometimes our conversations are about work, while other times, we’re swapping notes on places to visit or restaurants to try. We’ve [...]