So first, I love communication coach Carmine Gallo’s recent Business Week article that distilled Steve Job’s opening “show” at Macworld into 10 key elements. Let me take a moment to review those 10 elements and point out further ways to expand and incorporate these elements into your presentations: 1. Set the toneEver start a presentation Read More
Month: February 2008
Practice, Practice, Practice – Another Step in Getting Started
OK, so my first post was on jumping in and getting started. You are probably saying, “Thanks Jaime, I’ve started, now what?” Practice. What, no executing a marketing plan? No putting up a web site? Not finding my first customer? I’m not saying don’t do that, but to get from starting with a good concept Read More
Define Your Leadership Style
I’ve realized that the leadership traits I brush up against that I like in working with colleagues and others rub off on me. This is how we build and evolve our own leadership style over time to lead your peers and organizations to make the impact you are looking to make. How do you know Read More
Unwritten Rules
When a leader you respect is about ready to lay it on you, but instead counts to 10, you know you just had a “coaching moment”. The other day I passed up the “where is the list of expenses that are approvable, then those that are not”? And well the answer was “there will never Read More
Showing, and Feeling, Appreciation
As many of us either move up the ranks or go out on our own, we forget what it is like to be appreciated because instead of us getting the “at a boys” from managers as an individual contributor, we get the “now look what you did” from clients. So, how do you coupe and Read More
What Can I Do for You Today?
When was the last time you asked someone “What Can I Do for You Today?” Or any of the following: “How Can I Better Serve You?” “How Can I Help?” “What Could I Do Differently for You?” These are questions you should ask frequently to friends (yes your friends will love you!), colleagues, those you Read More