Communications
Change Leadership Communication Tips
Are You Being Heard?
“I’ve said this five times!” We often get frustrated with our organizations for “not getting it”. How many times do we have to say the same thing to the same people to get the idea across?
One of the biggest mistakes we make is to let our communication within our [...]
Public Speaking: The Best Six-Word Speeches
Six-Word memoirs, stories, mottos and novels(!) are all the rage right now. I came across the Best Six-Word Speeches list that follows on the SpeakerNet News site. SpeakerNet News subscribers are some of the most talented and busiest public speakers out there. I thought I’d share it with you because who better to write the [...]
Business Babble: The Art of Being Unaccountable
We’ve all heard it for years. “We need to empower our associates to attain optimal outcomes as measured on our balanced score card. According to our strategy map, our KPIs are aligned and all we have to do is stop strategizing and start executing. We know that we are built to last, [...]
Why Your Basketball Doesn’t Work on the Football Field
Why don’t they just get it? It is so simple — they’re rocket scientists for crying out loud! Maybe that is the problem. You may not understand how your audience processes information. You’ve got to double check that you and your audience are on the same playing field. Not this old topic, you think. Oh [...]
People Matter! Three Key Challenges for Executives
I gave this presentation about 6 months ago to a group of CFO’s. It went well so I thought I’d share it with all of you.
The three challenges are:
1. Ability to Lead and Influence
No surprise here but my slant on it is the self awareness that has to occur in order for executives to truly [...]
