
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.

The Power And Unintended Consequences Of Saying ‘No Thank You’
Saying “No thank you” is another way of saying you choose not to do something. It’s different than saying “I would if…” or “I can’t because…”

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...

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 Overcome An Addiction To Excessive Meetings
Eliminate, combine, spread out, shorten, thin, and manage meetings for effectiveness

How Best To Manage Communication With, Through And Around The CEO, C-Suite And Board
The CEO should be in the loop for all communication between executives and board members – both ways

How To Leverage Virtual Meeting Tells In Influencing Others
One of the downsides of virtual meetings is that they make it harder to read people. Before COVID you could get a sense for how people were going to engage, now you have to use a different set of tells.

How To Play The Best Supporting Role In Meetings
the one thing you must do to keep your organization from becoming a soap opera is to keep your focus on your most important external mission – the problem you solve in the world.

Why The Critical Choice In Corporate Triage Is What To Stop Doing
Stop trying to fix the unfixable whether they are projects, programs, businesses, or people. In general, triage involves sorting victims into those that don’t need help now, do need help now, and can’t be helped. The critical choice is between those needing...