We can be so myopic. I see it on all sides of the political spectrum. I see it in leadership teams. I see it at my kitchen table. We all have the lens we look through. It can be pretty tough to pull our eyes away and look through someone else’s. And we must do …
Have you ever noticed how we ask, “Where do I start?” but rarely ask, “How do I end?” I’m not talking about life, of course, just to be clear. I’m talking about communicating. It’s especially tricky when we’re in the spotlight. Making a presentation, giving a speech, or even sometimes an update in a meeting. …
Facts and figures and data. These are the tools so many people use to try and convince whoever is listening to them that their point is valid. But here’s the thing about facts, figures, and data. They can be interpreted many ways. And because it’s objective, dry information, it invites push back. Attacking numbers feels …
Every organization, without exception, we’ve encountered over the years has some issue with meetings. It appears to be one of those universal challenges. Meetings are something many people seem to brace themselves for, rather than looking forward to them. What would happen if we got proactive? Instead of feeling dread when that meeting invite comes …
Leadership is displayed through behavior. This is true whether you’re in a titled position of leadership or not. People who display these behaviors are often tagged as “high potentials” or something similar. Well, at least they should be. We collectively seem to recognize when someone acts like a leader. This conversation isn’t new. There are …
I spent a full year trying to play the algorithm game on social media. I published with total consistency every week on the same four days. I varied my content. I engaged with others. None of it resulted in one single conversation about my services. But I still had a very successful year. Why? Well, …
We all do it, all the time. We move through our days making assumptions. Some of them are accurate, some of them are logical. This leads to a false sense that they are okay to make. But they are not. Assumptions are the root of all evil. Well, at least the root of all communication …
Caregiving is an issue that’s all too real, and there’s nothing pretty about it. It also is something with which I have had a lot of experience over the past five years. This week’s episode brought home a couple points I feel compelled to share. I believe everyone who tries to support caregivers has good …
I’ve been lucky. My privilege as a white person has protected me from the blatant bias that nearly every single person of color I’ve ever met has experienced. But twice in one week now, I’ve been reminded that the choice of being publicly out as a lesbian opens me up to experiencing bias firsthand. It’s …
For the past two weeks, we’ve been talking about what motivates you, and what motivates others. But once you find out those things, what happens next? What should you do with that new-found insight? Was it just ‘nice to know’ stuff? Or are you prepared to do something with it? We’d like to encourage you …
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