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Top 10 Speaker Faux Pas to Avoid

In Lisa Braithwaite’s recent blog post, Lisa highlight a few “no nos” for speakers. I’ve incorporated her list into my “Top 10 Speaker Faux Pas to Avoid”: 1. Fidget 2. Reveal You Made a Mistake 3. Read the Slides 4. Deliver in Monotone 5. Mumble 6. “Like…like….um..um..like…um…..” 7. Go Over Your Alloted Time 8. Lack Read More

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Nervous?

No script. Only 3 dress rehersals. Over 5000 people awaiting you to say just a few things to make or break you for the rest of the conference. You are the second presentation, following the Key Note and your CEO. No pressure, right? After my most recent, and probably largest “live” audience I have been Read More

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Manager versus Leader Part Duo

Previously I blogged about the traits of a manager versus a leader. Today I was reminded of another comparison from The Source of Leadership. In the recent note, David references the 12 distinctions between a manager and a leader Warren Bennis published almost 20 years ago: Managers administer, leaders innovate Managers ask how and when, Read More

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Manager versus Leader

I read a “what do you think” blog post on the Center for Leader Development blog today about the fine difference between “leader” and “leadership”. That got me thinking about the fine difference between “manager” and “leader” and how it relates to effective leadership (and I’ll converse more on leader versus leadership on later posts, Read More