Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
Posted in Interpersonal, Leadership, Professional, Videos on 26. Jan, 2010
Carmine Gallo is the author of ‘The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience.’
Category : Leadership
TED Conference Video – Tony Robbins on Motivations
Posted in Leadership, Personal Growth, Videos on 02. Jan, 2010
If you haven’t taken the time to watch TED videos, they’re well worth the time. This one is from Tony Robbins and focuses on the things that motivate our actions.
Don’t Let Your Strength Become Your Weakness
Posted in Leadership, Personal Growth on 21. Oct, 2009
Most people readily recognize the importance of moderation for things with well-known pitfalls. But what about GOOD personal qualities? Without recognizing the reality of a “dark side,” even the best character traits can be taken too far.
How to Handle the Pessimist on Your Team
Posted in Interpersonal, Leadership on 22. Sep, 2009
This past week the Harvard Business Blog shared an excellent article highlighting effective tips for mitigating the toxic (and sadly, often pervasive) influence of pessimists on a team. The article is worth reading in its entirety, so I won’t try to summarize the whole thing here.
As I know many of you know, pessimistic griping CAN [...]
Is Volume Really Equated With Competence?
Posted in Interpersonal, Leadership, Professional on 10. Sep, 2009
As we noted yesterday, the conventional wisdom of “less is more” in conversations certainly seems to work well for Ben Bernanke.
Here’s an opposing point of view from US News and World Report, which claimed today:
“Research shows that people who speak up more often in groups are viewed as more competent and more instrumental to a [...]
How to Communicate Like Ben Bernanke
Posted in Interpersonal, Leadership, Professional on 09. Sep, 2009
Leaders have a natural tendency to take charge, and during meetings this often means that they end up driving the conversation. In many cases this makes sense, especially when the intent is for send-receive (generally one way) communication. However, there are also many times when this isn’t the goal, and the conversation needs [...]
Concepts to Know: The Peter Principle
Posted in Leadership, Professional on 07. Sep, 2009
Have Your Reached Your Level of Incompetence?
A principle often heard in business environments, the Peter Principle was the title of a 1968 book by authors Dr. Laurence Peter and Raymond Hull. In it, they humorously explain the seemingly pervasive presence of incompetence in managerial ranks.
The principle states:
“In a Hierarchy Every Employee Tends to Rise [...]
Great Quotes: Churchill on Strategy and Results
Posted in Great Quotes, Leadership on 01. Sep, 2009
“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” — Winston Churchill
