Carrying a great conversation is a skill and like any skill, it can be learned. And yes, there are habits that can kill the ...

"Skip the Small Talk" events offer speed-friending to the shy and the bold. A room filled with people talking and sharing their thoughts can be either an extrovert's dream or an introvert's nightmare.

Before turning the page on National Women's Small Business Month 2025, Editor Jeff D'Alessio convened a panel of 31 local ...

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In this edition of Lessons in Leadership, Steve Adubato and Mary Gamba talk with Nicole Koppel, PhD, MBA Director and ...

We've all shared memes about it and even grumbled it out loud ourselves: "This meeting could have been an email." Meetings have become the bane of many workers' existence — and often, the idle ...

Jack Nick, SVP/Marketing and eCommerce Director at Republic Bank of Chicago, joins Jon Hansen on Your Money Matters to ...

Many of the most significant and most prosperous New England-based and national companies have been started or are based in Maine. Some of these businesses are led by the brightest minds Maine has to ...

I know I’m not alone in disliking small talk. Yes, I have a history of social anxiety. I mean, I once hid behind Tim Gunn’s grandfather clock to avoid small talk at a fundraiser at his apartment.

You’re standing in line at the supermarket or drugstore when a stranger speaks up. “Hello, how are you?” the stranger greets you. “Good, and you?” might be your response. Your conversation partner ...