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Reflections & Building Relationships Everywhere

Image: shorturl.at/fhiqv         It is now two years since I began this consulting journey and as I reflect on this time, I harken back to the words on my website – Building Relationships Everywhere. Happily, I do have colleagues, coauthors, and clients all over the world. If I put pins in a map for my clients globally, there would be over ten countries including Italy, India, and Canada. Of course, that’s in addition to my domestic clients. The clients include startups, and universities as…


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Road Warrior's First Business Travel after 96 Days    

Photo by Sheila on Pexels.com First, let me say that in these challenging times, we all must be diligent in our approaches to our business and personal lives.  My heart goes out to everyone who has been impacted by COVID-19.  To help in my own way, I wanted to offer my recent experience with business travel. Precautions during the pandemic saw me staying put for the longest stretch of time without travel in over 35 years. Of course, it was good to be home. But the time came to get out and see…


The Inspiration of Travel

Photo by Eva Darron on Unsplash In mid-April, I attended GasTech 2017 in Tokyo. The focus of GasTech was Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and its impact on the world’s energy balance, carbon emissions and technology. At the same time I was focused on all the interesting characteristics of Japan itself — it was my first time visiting. I always find I am truly inspired by my business traveling and the new experiences it brings. Novel Experiences in Japan while Business Traveling As in all countries,…