Startups and regulators will never understand each other. That’s OK
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Credit: Pixabay I’m not the biggest risk-taker. I started out in newspapers — in 2005, the year print advertising peaked. I was a copy...
What would you do if the presentation content you prepared suddenly became inappropriate or irrelevant minutes before you’re scheduled to speak?
Standing still is not an option. Continuous improvement is a business imperative, and quite frankly, a condition of employment.
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
Today was the first full day of “Communication,” a weeklong blog series co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
This post is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep track...
How clear is your team’s “organizational constitution”? Does every team member understand and align to your team’s desired purpose, values, strategies, and goals? If...
Look up the word “agenda” in any dictionary and you will likely find a definition similar to this one: “a list, plan, outline, or...
The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that...
How many times have you walked out of a meeting saying, “Well, that’s an hour of my life that I will never get back!”...
“The average person tells four lies a day, or 1,460 a year; a total of 87,600 by the age of 60. And the most...
Credit: Ahodges7 (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license) Mike Krzyzewski (pronounced “sha-SHEF-ski”) is amazing. As Coach K prepares to lead the Duke men’s...
About 10 years ago, we sat through an entire presentation on an arcane software protocol called “OFX.” Befuddling. We had no clue what the...
Would an executive at your company set up shop in the middle of the IT help desk, hang a gutted fish over his desk...
Credit: iStockphoto I’ve known many leaders who talk too much. They can suck the life out of a room by commandeering it and shutting...
John Wooden in 2006 (Wikipedia/Rep. Brad Sherman’s office) Most people know the legendary basketball coach John Wooden for the 10 college basketball national titles...
How can owners and managers improve the strategic quality of sales and logistics conversations?
Picture it – an empty stage. An audience leans forward in anticipation. Lights come on. The speaker steps out, and, for the next hour,...
Like all of you, I’ve had experiences where I had unwittingly offended or hurt someone. I have blind spots (these behaviors can cause problems...
Posture is critical to public speaking. The stance of a speaker says much about how a speaker feels about what is saying as well...
Do you remember Buzzword Bingo? It’s been a while, but you can still find this bingo-style game online. The object is to tick off...
This post is an excerpt from “Communicate to Inspire” (February 2014, Kogan Page) by Kevin Murray. Be yourself better Authenticity as a leader is...
The parental prompting to say “thank you” is a common childhood experience. Most of us remember when we were young, our mothers repeating over...
Going from a one-woman marketing consultancy to a burgeoning agency is not something one plans, but a couple of years ago, I found myself...
A big challenge when presenting in PowerPoint is the dual task of creating content and delivering authenticity simultaneously. While the slide may contain information,...
On a business trip to Eastern Europe not long ago, I found myself on the receiving end of a television microphone. I had just...
I recently conducted a few exit interviews for clients, asking people about their reasons for leaving. What did they value about the organization? What...
Many companies and individuals have a hard time saying, “I’m sorry,” when they screw up, even unintentionally. They seek to ignore, deflect or reject...