Praise a child for being smart and you give her a self-concept that can be ruined by her B-minus. From that moment on, she may choose to play it safe, lest she lose her precious identity as a smartie. But praise her… Read More »The Right Way to Give Praise
A revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I opened recently at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Yul Brynner, the great actor who devoted much of his career to The King and I, was known to prepare for each performance… Read More »Get Your Act Together
Every idea is an incitement… Eloquence may set fire to reason. –Oliver Wendell Holmes Gram Parsons, an extremely influential musical artist credited with helping to found country rock, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. He played with the Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers,… Read More »Eloquence is reason set on fire
The inspiration for business presentation success can come from anywhere. Hamlet, for instance. Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark in Shakespeare’s play called Hamlet, written around 1603. In the play, Hamlet retains a troop of actors to stage a play he’s… Read More »Business Presentation Success: Hamlet the Speech Coach
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
What do you do when, as a product director, your brand is losing share to a new competitor, your colleagues and bosses know that your formerly successful product is being knocked off the shelf by a new technology, and it’s… Read More »Business Presentations: Stay Positive