Survivor has invaded the teams of corporate America. Survivor-isms such as “I’ve just been voted off the island” and “my torch has gone out” are creeping into our everyday language. Survivor starts out with two “tribes” who must vote a fellow … Continue reading
Why is it that some people are great team players and others…are not? Is teamwork genetic or is it a skill that is learned over time? True, some of our teaming skills come from disciplined education and training, but most … Continue reading
As president of the National Speakers Association, I have the privilege of presenting at most of our forty chapters in the United States. I have only gone to eight of the chapters so far, presenting Boring To Bravo at five … Continue reading
When your team meets, what’s the overall atmosphere of your meeting room? Does it invite participation or stifle creativity? Although a subtle contribution to team success, meeting room set up is an important, but often forgotten, element to team success. … Continue reading
Teamwork is a skill that is learned over time. Some of our skills come from disciplined education and training; however most of our good teaming habits come from day-to-day interactions we have with our team mates. Unfortunately, many of us … Continue reading
Just finished reading Rebel Brown’s new book, Defy Gravity:Propel Your Business to High-Velocity Growth. As I read the book, I kept thinking, “these are GREAT questions for any business teams to be asking about their business!” The book is in … Continue reading
This blog is all about making your presentations more engaging and interactive so your audiences will be inspired to take action. One question that keeps coming up is “How do you know?” Other than witnessing the audience’s response to your … Continue reading
I received a call a few months ago from the folks at ChangeThis.com. Turns out they wanted me to write a “Change Manifesto” on making presentations more engaging and interactive. Now that’s a good fit! As part of 800-CEO-Read, they … Continue reading
Just watched this six-minute TED Talks speech on the redesign of Russian newspapers – to go from blah to being awarded the WORLD’s best newspaper with just a few years! Designer Jacek Utko calmly talks us through his inspiration, vision, … Continue reading
Last month, I asked about the placement of the screen in the room during the last presentation you witnessed. Interestingly enough, 77% said the screen was in the MIDDLE of the room, with 9% saying to the right and 9% … Continue reading