Mar 30, 2023
“Born to lead” is nonsense. Many things shaped that person in order for them to achieve credibility with others. Of course, we can become a “leader” as part of our company designated hierarchy. We sit somewhere in an organizational chart above others, with various reporting lines elevating us above the hoi...
Mar 23, 2023
Sometimes you see a confident leader really bomb their presentation. It doesn’t happen all that often, but when it does, the contrast is vast. If they are totally hopeless and they bomb, well that is understandable. But a competent leader shouldn’t bomb their presentation. He did and I was wondering why...
Mar 16, 2023
Pizazz is one of those unusual words, that sounds kind of cool, but is a bit vague. In presenting terms, we are really looking at being more interesting and engaging and doing that in a sparky, non-anticipatory way.
A workman like, by the numbers, presentation is fundamentally boring. A recent presenter did a...
Mar 9, 2023
The hero’s journey is for the very, very few. The reality is there are more of us who need the cooperation of others, than those who can succeed despite others.
The problem is although we made need the cooperation of others, we are not that good at it. We limit our scope through two key areas – how we communicate...
Mar 2, 2023
Education can be a barrier to intelligence sometimes. This is often the case with people educated in very hard skill disciplines. Soft skills, such as communication, are not highly valued. The thinking is that this is rather fluffy stuff. Serious people are knowledgeable about deep technical subjects and how they...