In preparing for a New Year, having chosen "amplify" as my professional word for 2019, I was reading up on executive presence for an upcoming 5-day … [Read more...]
Get Inspired with My Favorite 5 TEDx Talks plus 2 more
Listen here. Ted Tanner, brainiac and CTO of Pokitdok, refers to the learning platform, Coursera, as "potato chips for the mind." … [Read more...]
Trust Is Rocket Fuel for Your Career & Fan Base
Trust is rocket fuel for your career advancement. Trust is why high performers value Executive Presence; your presence is what causes people to trust … [Read more...]
Confident Communicator Skillfully Embezzles $53+ Million
During her 20 year tenure as city comptroller of Dixon, IL, Rita Crundwell embezzled more than $53 million of public funds. This moral failure makes … [Read more...]
Time to Be A Video Star
Listen below. It used to be conference calls that moved people. Literally. It was such a call in July, 2009 that moved me from Greenville, … [Read more...]
The Kind of Gratitude that Motivates People
Listen to the post: You might think it's tacky to frame "gratitude" as a tool for motivating people (including yourself). You … [Read more...]
It’s YOUR Job to Manage Your Boss
Listen here It's your job to manage your boss. Bosses can actually be quite handy....if you know how to manage them. When I taught at East … [Read more...]
Serendipity Is a Superpower You Can Cultivate
Listen here: EVERYTHING YOU WANT comes to you through people. Serendipity is the fruit of developing relationships with interesting people, … [Read more...]
Add Value Multiply Visibility
"You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people to get what they want.” Zig Ziglar The math is simple: #1. Merely doing … [Read more...]
Is Your Message in High Resolution?
Make your message high resolution so that people better understand what you're saying and what you want them to do. I learned it from a top writer, … [Read more...]
