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
The benefits of being a good public speaker aren’t always obvious. Consider this: When you get an MBA, you have increased your value considerably in the work force. But if you not only get an MBA, but then discipline yourself… Read More »Benefits of being a good public speaker
William Henry Herndon was a law partner and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln. They were a study in contrasts, opposites in temperament. Despite a poetic streak, Lincoln’s mind was logical, and he longed for the day when “reason, cold, calculating,… Read More »A Little Taste of Abraham on the Stump: Substance and style from a master communicator
Is it time for a better you and a better way to train executives and high potentials? According to Huthwaite, a leading training company, 30 days after a one or two-day training event, participants lose, on average, 87% of the… Read More »The Secret of Good Corporate Training
Just got back from a kickoff meeting for a global IT project. Thirty people were sitting around a big table. One of the leaders of the meeting said, “Let’s all introduce ourselves. Say your name and tell us some things.”… Read More »How To Say Your Name
There was the “Clinton thumb”–which most likely originated with John F. Kennedy. Nixon’s “V for victory” at the helicopter door. Although he used it a few times before 1974. And the “Dole pen”–a prop he carried in his right hand.… Read More »Political Gesture du Jour