People are moved by what they see. We live in the most visual time humanity has ever known. Technology is focused on creating vivid pictures using high-definition lens and screens. We have binoculars so we can bring distant things closer and see them with a clarity distance robs from our unaided eyes. We do not …
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Don’t Be THAT Speaker: Tools
In the previous post, on speaking and microphones we looked at how speakers need to work with microphones. If you have not checked it out, I suggest you do. While speaking is the primary medium of communication, a lot more contributes to it. Being a great speaker involves more that just actual speaking but everything …
Don’t Be THAT Speaker: The Microphones
I am very choosy about what conferences or workshops I understand. I make decisions on whether to attend primarily on two premises: 1.There is a lot I can learn there and, 2.Whatever I learn is going to significantly enrich me in a pertinent way. That’s right, I have a Conference Attending Manifesto… However, now and then …
The Best Ways To Acknowledge Your Shortcomings
We may say we’re not but act like we are. Perfect, that is. The truth still stands; no one is perfect. Everyone generally accepts this for everybody else except when they feel violated by others. Worse, still, when it is a leader that has failed. Whether you’re a leader in particular context or a part …
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What Does It Mean?
We’re consuming more information than we ever did. Largely due to the fact that it is getting easier and easier to create and share. Information is increasingly more accessible. Successful leaders know information is important. The challenge, however, is identifying which information is relevant. Perhaps more than that, which information is important now? Which information …