Communicating

Standing out while working remotely

I am noticing something interesting in the pandemic about communicating. There is great disparity between how various people show up…

3 years ago

Becoming a more compelling speaker

Reflecting on my own career, it struck me what an advantage it was that I was a willing and decent…

3 years ago

Listening and Productivity

Feeling remote and invisible During the pandemic, I've had a lot of questions from people about feeling invisible. Even though…

3 years ago

Alignment is not Valuable if You Don’t Maintain It

When teams are aligned, good things happen When your goals are aligned with those of your stakeholders, good things happen.…

3 years ago

How not to talk too much when you are nervous

You can actually get these "stop talking" cards here. Yes or NO? Earlier in my career, when I was faced…

3 years ago

The difference between politics and communicating

"I don't do politics" Many people over the years have told me something like, "I refuse to engage in politics",…

3 years ago

Meeting Your New Boss…

How to make a good first impression This question has come up more frequently than any other lately, so I…

3 years ago

The first 30 days (Starting a job remotely)

Starting in a New Role... A question that frequently comes up in my Executive Mentoring Group is, "I'm starting a…

4 years ago

The Big Mistake I Made about Listening

But I thought I was a good listener! Fairly deep into my career I did one of those 360 evaluations…

4 years ago

The key to be more impressive…Stop trying

FIRST, Stop trying to be impressive If you are in a situation where you need to be impressive... a job…

4 years ago