I recently attended a social media debriefing conducted by the public relations firm, Ground Floor Media. They attended the 19th Annual South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. South by Southwest is a digital and social media conference that provides roughly 300 sessions per day for five days. It is the greatest source of…
As I write this article, the Games of the 30th Olympiad are taking place in London. Regardless of the country you are rooting for, there is a technique used by every coach to motivate his or her players. This technique is as ancient as Shakespearean times, and beyond, and every country in the London 2012…
When was the last time you did something for the first time? Again? I’ll repeat the question. When was the last time you did something for the first time, again? It seems like an Oxymoron, right? First time? Again? What do I mean by, “doing something for the first time, again”, and how can this…
Journalist, writer and political commentator, Walter Lippmann, said, “When everyone thinks the same, nobody is thinking.” I have coached literally thousands of executives, leaders, mangers, entrepreneurs, sales people and Toastmasters on breathing life into their business presentations. I can break down the content of their presentations into two categories: Conformity Contrarian What is a…
Oooh weee! I can’t wait to tell you about this lesson, it’s big and it’s important! In engineering there is a phase called “Design Freeze.” “Design freeze” means that no further changes to the design. It is a cut off point for the engineers, because if they continue to change the design past a certain…
I long ago discovered an important strategy that has allowed me, and my clients to continually improve performance (personal and business) every year. It’s called an After Action Review (AAR), and it’s all about leveraging knowledge and experience. To experience consistent growth you need to leverage you past experience for all it’s worth. In this…