Leverage The Confidence-Preserving Power Of Saying ‘Yes, But Not Now.’
One of the keys to time management is having the confidence to say “No.” However, that means having to say “No” to the person who asked you to get something done. Sometimes you can soften the blow with a “Yes, but not now.” That’s level five in the six levels of…
The Power Of Indirect Influence, Criteria, Frameworks, and Agendas
One of the most important parts of any trial is the judge’s instructions to the jury. Through those, a judge will explain the relevant legal principles and definitions, clarify the jury’s role and responsibilities, and provide a framework for evaluating the evidence,…
Stop Treating Meetings As Discrete Events. Build Relationships Instead
The essence and heart of a culture is its third value.
Everything Communicates
we will have seen editors and publishers (communication professionals) destroy their careers with personal communication missteps.
How To Work Differently With Investors, Operators And Advisors
In a nutshell, play to their strengths.
Building Differential Strengths As Investor, Operator Or Advisor
Strengths are made up of a combination of innate talent, learned knowledge, practiced skills, hard-won experience tying it all together, and, at the highest, best level, craft-level caring and sensibilities absorbed from apprenticeships with masters over time.
How To Manage The New Hierarchy Of Meeting Engagement
Meeting engagement getty There’s a whole new hierarchy of meeting engagement. Be aware of the different levels and your options for managing them. Those engaged and in-person at meetings are better able to learn, contribute and decide than those either just paying…
How To Help Those Lacking The Confidence To Be Open To Help
Don’t. You cannot help those lacking the confidence to be open to help. Instead, find another person or another way to help them or walk away. Earlier, I wrote about why you should hire people with enough confidence to be open to input. It built on ex-Stanford…
Relooking At Flipping The Classroom For Business Meetings
One of my early articles was Follow the ‘Flipped Classroom’ Model in Business Presentations. The main point was that it was time to flip your business meeting model. I noted that the norms for teaching and presenting information in the classroom were making a…
How To Ask Struggling Colleagues If They Want Help
In a lovely NY Times article, Jancee Dunn described a conversation with her sister, a teacher, ‘“What do you do when a kid is emotionally overwhelmed?’ I asked. Many teachers at her school, she told me, ask students a simple question: Do you want to be helped, heard…
