Are you Training Your Leaders to be Performers?
I hope not, but I suspect many companies are unintentionally training leaders to be performers as communication workshops taught by actors and acting companies continue to pop up in corporate curriculums. I’ve only experienced one of …
With SW&A, Your Troubles Will be Out of Sight
You’re ready for some Christmas cheer
And the magical sound of eight tiny reindeer;
But before you can get to calm and bright
You have one last presentation to wrap tonight.
Do you have the Right Approach to Training?
If your initial response to that headline is “of course,” I hope you’ll read on. Because as simple as it may seem, approaches to training continue to evolve. And, the “best approach” can get lost in the …
Retirements, Weddings and Funerals
Whether you’re a frequent communicator or an occasional one, chances are you’ve had the experience and pressure of speaking at some of life’s most important moments.
Creating High-Performing Teams
As leaders step into new roles and realign strategies, they almost always adjust their teams. It makes sense. Leaders need people that they can trust, and they want people that they have experience with. In short …
CHANGE: An Advantage or Disruption to Early Career Employees?
We’ve all heard the catch phrases: “Change is the New Normal” or “The Only Thing Constant Is Change.” And, certainly in the workplace, they’ve proven to be true. But we hear much less about the impact …
GETTING IT RIGHT vs DOING IT WELL
Someone asked me recently about how many workshops I’ve taught throughout my career. I probably should keep up with that number a little better than I do. With simple math, I think it’s somewhere between 3,000 …
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE: The Tug on Product
A few years ago, we were asked to work with a product marketing team to strengthen stories and case studies that they were using to illustrate the impact of their products…
The “It” Factor and Universal Truths About Presence
In these first eight weeks of the year we’ve seen everything from keynotes to internal meetings. And as we work with leaders and their teams on various scopes of presentations, we gain a broad perspective on company strategies and the road maps being built to reach them.