We have a problem with presentations in business. A focus problem, A length problem. A message problem. An energy problem. Even a relevance problem. We all know this and so does Huffington Post and Harvard Business Review. The question is, How do we fix it? Let’s start at fundamentals: We have a problem because we’re going at […]
Leadership communication skills include what, how and when to eat. Resolved: In the following year, I’ll reduce my consumption of sugar-coated leadership books, blogs, and articles by 50%Greatest Leadership Secrets Here!(really?) Not 100% because we all need some sugary hope! Leadership sugar comes in several flavors. Before consuming ask yourself:Is this piece click bait? A fad? A […]
Power is more fundamental than tech. Odd, but we need to say this.Why? Because our startup culture is obsessed with technology, with all the things that might be possible. With coolness. And that’s wrong, expensively wrong. Technology is not a solution, it’s not a product, nor a go-to-market strategy. It’s not even a competitive advantage — […]
Foundations of pragmatic leadership Harvard Business Review gets grumpy about wasted training expenses for leadership development. Should we be surprised? Not so much! Having experienced the challenge from both sides (as many readers will have done), we can appreciate that “leadership” is a very diverse and challenging group of behaviors! I want to share a recent training concept that […]
Seriously, are You Ready to Start Leading?Compare Bungy jumping with leadership? Yeah, most people take the jump a lot more seriously. Understandable. On the other hand, we often deliver weak leadership for years and pretend there’s not crash coming. But when a disruption occurs, weak leaders get washed out. Directions for bungy jumping: 1) find a good […]