Lisa Earle McLeod an author, syndicated columnist, keynote speaker and business consultant who conducts workshops worldwide.
Known for her unique ability to combine humor and business, Lisa's newest book, The Triangle of Truth: The Surprisingly simple Secret to Resolving Conflicts Large and Small, is scheduled for release Jan 5, from Penguin Putnam.
Lisa has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Christian Science Monitor, Glamour and Newsweek. She is frequent media guest appearing on Good Morning America, Oprah & Friends as well as hundreds of other radio and TV shows.
A sought after keynote speaker, Lisa is the founder and principal of McLeod & More, Inc. Her clients include Apple Computer, Deliotte, Amgen, Pfizer, Best Buy, United Health Care and numerous association and educational groups.
Her previous books include Forget Perfect, and Finding Grace When You Can't Even Find Clean Underwear, which has been called a "a wickedly funny take on managerial misalignment, slackard selling, faux parenting, flat-line libidos and the angst of humankind."
More info: www.LisaEarleMcLeod.com
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Posted September 23, 2009
| 05:15 PM (EST)
Outbursts in Congress, cursing on the tennis courts, and grabbing the mic from a young award winner; everyone is lamenting our loss of civility as more and more public figures continue to behave badly.
To quote my grandmother, "I think someone has forgotten their manners."
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Posted August 2, 2009
| 08:34 PM (EST)
Should job interviews include a weigh-in?
There's been some debate in the media about whether or not Surgeon General nominee Regina Benjamin is too overweight for the position. On behalf of chubby, middle-aged, smart women, I feel obligated to take up this cause.
It's the moment when the usually calm mother screams at her kids, or the normally kind man loses his temper or the competent TV news anchor rolls her eyes after a trying segment.
The evil stepmother is a staple villain of fairy tales. A wicked witch who cackles into a mirror, she starves her husband's children while she wallows in riches.
Today's stepmoms might not be accused of casting spells, but talk to any first wife about her husband's new wife and...
We all know that body language can convey thoughts and emotions. But did you know that people are more likely to respond to your non-verbal messages than they are your verbal ones?
Dr. Richard Strozzi-Heckler says, "When people listen, only 7 percent is content, the other 93 percent is...
Do you ever notice how some people always seem get the best tables and the most helpful sales people, and nobody ever messes up their order at the drive-through?
Is it just good karma? Or are they doing something different than the rest of us who find ourselves dealing with...
It was an unlikely marriage. He was a science writer and she was a religious studies major. He went on to win a Pulitzer Prize for a book about evolution. She became a children's book author, often writing about religious holidays.
But it was their pillow talk about Charles Darwin...
The recession is now official -- my teenager no longer shops at Abercrombie & Fitch.
Yes, it's true, teens who were once ashamed to be seen in anything but top-label, strategically distressed clothing are now ponying up to the register for $2 flip-flops and two-for-one tees at Target and...
Her name was Betty. She was the middle child of seven children, and she wanted to be a nurse. But it was the 1920's and her family didn't have much money. Her father wasn't too inclined pay for an education, at least not one for a girl, so she worked...
11 Comments | Posted November 3, 2009 | 07:52 AM (EST)