If you are present in a conversation or a meeting, you demonstrate your engagement by listening, responding, and then paying attention to how the other person receives your response. I have found a listening technique called Motivational Listening (ML) to… Read More »Leadership Skills: Listening Technique
“Stars can be trillions of light years distant from each other, but maybe nothing is so distant from anything else in this universe as the expressed thought of person A from the understanding of person B.” -Reid Buckley Reid Buckley… Read More »Mind the Gap
A few years ago, my wife and I took our 3-year-old daughter Georgia shopping for her Halloween costume. She wanted to be a black cat, so we got her a black leotard, white gloves, black velvet cat ears, and a… Read More »Lend Me Your Ears!
You want to get ready for prime time as a persuasive speaker? Then read these instructions to lawyers, issued by the Supreme Court, on how to address the Justices. The rules are highly relevant for any business speaker who is… Read More »8 Great Bold, Stern and Wise Presentation Tips from the Supremes
Everyone used to believe the world was flat. It took a while to let go of that perception. Everyone used to believe the sun revolved around the earth. That view took centuries to change. We know how hard it is… Read More »Speakers and listeners: Beware the closed mind
I was told to watch out for pickpockets in Athens, in particular the mustard trick, how on the metro they spill mustard on you, apologize, and wipe it off with a dirty napkin while their co-conspirators take advantage of your… Read More »Pickpockets, magic, and the art of getting attention