Our Blog

Welcome to our blog written primarily by our Founder, Brian Lange, as well as occasional Guest Contributors. The Perim Blog explores the areas of Leadership; Organizational Performance and Culture; Professional Selling; Speaking and Facilitation Skills; and Workplace Influence. Goals of the Perim Blog include providing food-for-thought for readers, as well as offering insights into how we see the workplace and what factors impact engagement and performance.

Initiating Difficult Conversations

My brother, Cliff, recently forwarded an article from the Wall Street Journal titled, “Friendly Fight: A Smarter Way to Say ‘I’m Sorry’” (April 19, 2011). The article shared five steps for when you’re angry with someone else:

TEAM Insights From TEENS

I recently spent 3-days working with 80+ High School juniors, and a few dozen fellow members of the San Diego Rotary Club, teaching the students about business and the free enterprise system (program named, “Camp Enterprise”).

Taking “Know Your Audience” to the Next Level

One of the prominent themes in Public Speaking courses is the idea of “know your audience.” It is typically shared as a means to help you connect with–and identity with–your audience.

Responding to Other’s “Heavy” News

The Today Show on NBC the other morning had a segment on “What do you Say?”—or something similar. They interviewed people in the street to ask what they would say—or have had others say to them—in response to challenging situations:

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