I make my living as a keynote speaker and corporate trainer, but I started my career as a high school teacher. (Well, technically I started my career bagging groceries at Kroger for $4.25 an hour, but I’m sure you’ll forgive me for leaving that off of my resume.) The transition was a natural one for…
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Technology is awesome but it’s not everything. Remember when we wanted to learn things we had to go to a library? And look at those trees with words in them? What were those things called? I don’t remember. With such easy access to information, you’d think that learning is much easier and faster than in…
DetailsThis article first appeared in the Jeff Havens e-mail newsletter. Want to be in the loop? Sign up here. I recognize that the title of this article is more than a little incendiary, and that’s completely intentional. I’m hoping it’s shocking enough that you’ll actually read this one all the way through. Because the next few…
DetailsJeff Havens here! I’m handing the blog over to Amanda, the Marketing Director at the Jeff Havens Company so please enjoy her Floridian musings. This week my friend came to visit, and we spent the weekend doing my favorite activity of life – bargain shopping. It was the perfect opportunity, since I had just moved…
DetailsJeff Civillico performs live daily at The Quad in Las Vegas from Jeff Civillico on Vimeo. I’m not the only entertaining person you can hire for corporate entertainment. Check out this video from my friend Jeff Civillico. You should definitely hire him for your event, just don’t volunteer to help him get on his unicycle……
DetailsBy Frank Felsburg Jeff Havens here! If you’re tired of hearing my rants, today’s your lucky day because I’m giving the blog over to Frank Felsburg, the Sales Director at the Jeff Havens Company. Enjoy! Have you ever been in a job where the dreaded alarm clock blaring is the best part of your day? Because…
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DetailsI recently conducted a survey of my blog readers and they told me they want to see more blog posts about technology. This posed a challenge since I’m…well…challenged when it comes to tech, for example, I still don’t understand why a phone could possibly need a camera! Sometimes I even find technology can be down right…
DetailsBusiness ethics are usually boring. I know that when you read the word ‘ethics,’ a little tiny piece of your soul dies. “Why do people always want me to be ethical?” I can hear you shouting. “Why can’t I just do whatever I want and plunder the world like my Vikings ancestors of yore?” Well…
DetailsThe makers of the popular dating app Tinder have unveiled a new mobile app that allows employers to search for and find employees with a swipe of the finger. Dubbed “Blunder,” the app is in the final stages of beta testing and will be available to companies in the next few weeks. “We think…
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