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Four Time Management Don’ts for Students

By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore In my years as a Time Management speaker and consultant, college professor, and father of four grown kids, I have observed a lot of what students can and should not do to increase their daily results. Time management is not necessarily...

Five Ways to Not Get Promoted

By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore “Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work I go;From 7-3 it’s misery;Hi ho, hi ho.” Time Management has a lot more to do with “investing” our time wisely rather than just “spending it.” A lot of people are not getting the returns from their time that...

What Not To Do When Making A Keynote Presentation

By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore “Keynote n: an address designed to present the issues of primary interest to an assembly and often to arouse unity and enthusiasm.” A wonderful communication device, that keynote presentation is. Did you ever have to sit through a bad one? It...

Work Rules

By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore When I was teaching Business Law full-time at Mercy College, I would have seniors in my classes who were getting serious about their futures and starting the interview process. I would let them know that I had identified three important work...

Five Time Management Errors Execs Should Avoid

By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore Executives experience the “Time Management Crunch” as often, if not more often, than others in the workplace. In my thirty years of conducting Time Management Seminars and individual executive coaching, I created this list of the “5 Time...

Five Things You Must Do to Succeed as a Professional Speaker

By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore The Professional Speaking Business is one the fastest growing industries in the world. It is a great business to begin part-time and grow into a full-time opportunity, sharing your ideas and touching other peoples’ lives. It is hard work but...