In preparing to deliver one of your most impactful speeches you need to remember not just what you are saying, but also, the physical parts to the speech. What do I mean by physical? Movement – hand gestures, walking around the stage, eye contact and anything else you do with your body. Sometimes you can Read More
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Meetings That Matter
Do you often feel like you just lost an hour of your life when you enter a meeting that doesn’t serve a purpose, bring an item to closure or help make progress for you or your organization? What if you held a meeting like that, would people want to come to more of your meetings? Read More
Calm Leadership
What type of leader attracts you more to follow: The “in your face”, bold, brash, reactive, the “sky is always falling leader”, or The cool, calm and collected leader who takes everything in stride? A few of us reflected on this topic the other night as we replayed the “Clinton versus Obama” campaigns of weeks Read More
The Art, and Science, of the Jockey
As the democratic primaries come to a close, and a fun day of ensuring my team’s hard work and thought leadership doesn’t get stolen by others, I thought it was time to post on… The Art, and Science, of the Jockey No I’m not talking about becoming a sports athlete, but a business athlete. What Read More
Do You Nurture Or Throw Into the Fire – Or Do You Even Know?
After chatting with one of my managers from a long week of trying to determine how we are going to staff all the work we have to accomplish this summer (which is a wonderful problem to have!), we embarked on a great conversation about “nurturing” new hires versus the proverbial “throw ’em into the fire”. Read More
Did Gaming Nurture My Leadership Style?
Though I’m not a millennial and did not grow up on MMORPGs (Massive Multi-Player Online Role-Playing Games), I did however grow up on Atari, Nintendo and other gaming devices. As an only child and independent learner, these devices kept me entertained for hours on end, and out of trouble. Did gaming help me hone my Read More
Surround Yourself with Connectors
No not technology, silly! People who like to help connect others. When was the last time someone at a networking event or meeting offered to connect you with someone? When was the last time YOU offered to connect someone? Find groups and venues where connectors thrive!
Does Character Mean More Than Experience in Obtaining a Leadership Role?
In sifting through my Google filter on leadership and public speaking postings today, a letter to the editor about our next great presidential race got me thinking “What will help you reach a dream leadership role faster: your experience, or, your character?” Having both helps to seal the deal. But, how do you get “there” Read More
Engineer to Leader Series: Does It Make Financial Sense?
In the last week I’ve had a number of people ask “who do you want to meet“, and, in all honesty, I was very flattered to have others helping me in connecting with others I believe I can help in achieving their dreams. Of course that got me to think, out of a plethora of Read More
Re-use, Re-use, Re-use – Did I Say Re-use?
I love to get infront of clients and help them understand the value and break down the complexity of my world of technology – which on the surface looks to be a bunch of hype, acronyms and other mumbo jumbo, but really does add value and make sense once someone breaks it down logically. In Read More