Daneen Skube, Ph.D., has a doctorate in human development from the Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, California, and is the director of Interpersonal Edge, a firm specializing in helping individuals and companies achieve peak performance through strategic communication skills. Her lively and entertaining training and speaking engagements have helped Fortune 500 companies, health-care organizations, government agencies, and small businesses improve productivity and harmony in the workplace. Her executive coaching and therapy practice has helped hundreds of individuals identify and achieve their dreams. Her column, Daneen has been working as a therapist, trainer, and speaker for more than 25 years.