Tired of filler words? Ever catch yourself saying uhhh mid-sentence and think, “Why do I do that?” You’re not alone. Filler words like um, uh, and like can weaken your message and reduce your impact. In the short video below, learn why we use them, the...

There are 3,593 Business Brokerage firms (11,411 individual business brokers like myself) and 3,000 Investment Banks in the United States. As part of this mature industry, I’ve been closely monitoring the landscape since the formation of the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority and the launch of the...

ደሃ ነን አትበል ብዙሰዎች ይሉኛል። እኔ በሁሉም ነገር ደሃ ነን አልልም። የሚሰክር ሰው ሰካራም ነኝ ብሎ ካላመነ ከስካር አይወጥም። ከድህነት መውጣት እንደምንችል ካወቅን እና ካመንን ለምን ደሃ መሆናችንን ማመን እንፈራለን። ጎህ ሲቀድ በኛ ህዝብ ብቃት ያምናል። ከድህነት እንደምንወጣም ያምናል ይሰራልም። ይህ ቪዴዮ ለምን ደሃ ሆንን...

Which one is hard to strive for, SURVIVAL or THRIVING? Which one should we opt for? In yesterday's "Talk on the Beach with AZ, I answered this question using an interesting (confrontational) conversation I had last year in VA with a passionate person. I was schooled by...

Everyone has a ‘boss’, including Presidents and CEOs. One’s success is highly dependent on one's ability to influence others. The starting place to expand one’s influence should begin with one’s immediate boss (s). Leaders who don’t get along with their superiors are ineffective. They can’t get...