When You’ve Made The Point (Stop Talking)
We spend a lot of time, energy and focus figuring out how we should start a presentation or deliver a message (and we absolutely should), but knowing when to stop is just as…
Culture Conversations (Getting from Chaos to Clarity)
The culture of your team will be a reflection of the conversations in your team. Both the conversation’s you have and those you won’t.It’s the conversations you won’t have that…
Building a Culture? (Or Just a Cult)
Repeat after me “this is not a cult”. (Well deserved attribution of that joke to Matt Church which always gives me a good chuckle.) Few people would argue with the fact that…
The Power of Purposeful Language (Two Things Every Team Needs)
If you’ve spent any amount of time at an airport then it’s likely you will have experienced the two words nobody likes to hear – ‘flight delayed’. It’s inconvenient of course, but…
Cost or Investment (How to Get More out of Conferences
I’ve seen it many times. Two people sit side by side in the exact same conference but walk away with two very different experiences. They were both exposed to the same opportunity…
The Art of Subtraction (In Presentation Preparation)
Michelangelo, one of history’s prominent artists, is well known across the world for his artistic works. And yet, to this day his creative process is one that remains somewhat…
Get More Out of Meetings (With Just One Question)
We try to get out of them and we do everything we can to avoid them, but meetings aren’t going anywhere. So how can leaders ensure that we get the most out of them?
What To Do When You Catch Someone (Doing Something Right)
You don’t need to search too deep in any organisation or team to catch someone doing something wrong or to point out a problem that needs to be fixed. But when was the last time…
How to Fail Better (Why Some Leaders Break Through and Others Break Down)
Have you noticed that some people experience failure and continue to thrive and progress. While others face the same setbacks and struggle to recover? It is as though some leaders…
Should I Practice My Presentation? (And Just How Much?)
They say practice makes perfect. So just how much should you practice? I read that Steve Jobs rehearsed and agonised for days and even weeks in the lead up to his most notable…
Think Twice (Before You Speak)
You’ve had a thought. Great! Should you share it? When you’re preparing a presentation When you’re in a meeting When you’re with your team When you’re with your friends Here’s…
The Common Denominator (One thing our public speaking fears have in common and what we can do about it)
What if I stumble over my words or make a mistake? What if I lose the respect of my peers or leaders? What if I haven’t prepared enough? What if I go blank or forget what I have…