How to Win by Losing

Mary Ann Skipper • 2007• Leadership Tips

As I watched TV this week, every other commercial focused on weight loss, the #1 New Year’s resolution. Losing pounds…

Re-directing Resolutions

Mary Ann Skipper • 2007• Leadership Tips

Resolution. The word brings to mind starting over, new beginnings and hope. Re Solution. Are you re-doing the same solution…

Stop, Look and Listen for the Perfect Gift!

Mary Ann Skipper • 2006• Leadership Tips

Recently I saw a bank billboard that said, “We’re listeners, not tellers.” George W. Bush also went on a listening…

What Do You and a Radio City Rockette Have in Common?

Mary Ann Skipper • 2006• Leadership Tips

As I watched the Radio City Rockettes, the word, precision, came to mind. Seeing the accuracy of their footwork and…

From Alarming to Calming

Mary Ann Skipper • 2006• Leadership Tips

Martha Stewart did not come to my house for Thanksgiving, but the firemen almost did. My smoke detector went off…

One Season at a Time

Mary Ann Skipper • 2006• Leadership Tips

A sign in Nordstrom’s window the day before Thanksgiving said that they would be decorating their windows on Friday for…

Happy Thanksgiving

Mary Ann Skipper • 2006• Leadership Tips

Do you have a fantasy of a Norman Rockwell holiday? Are expectations stressing you out? Ask yourself, “What do I…

Crucial Conversations for Winning

Mary Ann Skipper • 2006• Leadership Tips

Concession speeches bring the heated political season to an end. Thank goodness! They all have one thing in common. The…

Who Can You Trust?

Mary Ann Skipper • 2006• Leadership Tips

In this political season, the issue of trust is everywhere. We are constantly bombarded by the question, “Who can you…

Focus for Greatness

Mary Ann Skipper • 2006• Leadership Tips

Warren Buffett says that the most important thing you can bring to the game is focus. What is focus? He…