Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) was an Italian economist. He noticed that 80 percent of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the people, and that 20% of the peapods in his garden produced 80% of the peas. Thus, he… Read More »The Pareto Principle
Syndrome belies success I have a client, president of a renowned think-tank, who came to me needing to raise “transformational gifts” for her organization. She came up from Georgia to work with me for two days in my studio in… Read More »Imposter Syndrome
Communication is the key to your future. It is also the number one soft skill that employees are lacking. Now, that’s not just me talking. It was reported in LinkedIn’s April 2018 survey, so it’s also the word of 4,000… Read More »Communication is the key to your future
Politics and Attire A few days ago I went to meet a guy who is running for U.S. Senate. He wanted me to listen to his speech and make suggestions. It was a pretty good speech, 10 minutes long, made… Read More »A Word on Politics and Male Speaker Attire
How do you know who has the real power in your company? Yes, we know who has positional power. But do we know who has real, personal power? What are the behaviors that signify power–and what are the behaviors that… Read More »The Paradox of Power Cues
When I turned on the TV that Saturday just as Bishop Curry began to speak, the cameras were turning their ever-watchful eyes on the dignitaries in the front pews. The Queen seemed to be uncomfortable, and Prince Charles and Camilla… Read More »Give it Smoothness