by M Gelnaw | Feb 21, 2013
Sometimes there is an area in your company that’s off kilter. What does it cost you to not fix it? Does it even become dire? It’s like the three legged stool and one of its legs is slightly shorter than the other two. It leaves you off balance, it clunks, and...
by M Gelnaw | Feb 20, 2013
(Or, why I went to acting school.) I did. For two years. I wanted to be able to best help my clients succeed – by helping myself. Hugh Jackman on a recent Inside Actors Studio said it best. Here is an excerpt: Audience member: How has acting helped you...
by M Gelnaw | Feb 13, 2013
I was coaching a client over the phone the other day and it was apparent that he needed to remind himself of how confident he should be of his capacity to succeed in front of the promotion panel at his firm. I’ve experienced him presenting and he is quite good....
by M Gelnaw | Feb 7, 2013
This afternoon, I was walking back to the westside from a meeting with a client on Park Avenue. While passing MoMA, I decided to stop in to renew my expired membership. It wasn’t crowded so I could do it fast. You know, back to work. And what a feel-good thing...
by M Gelnaw | Jan 29, 2013
“The first of rule of improvisation is AGREE. Always agree and SAY YES. When you’re improvising, this means you are required to agree with whatever your partner has created. So if we’re improvising and I say, “Freeze, I have a gun,” and you say, “That’s not a...
