This last weekend was filled with nostalgia and laughter. The occasion was my high school reunion … preceded by a tour of the grade school I attended and then a tour of the high school I attended. Even though that seemed like a lifetime ago, and even though I have not been in contact with any of those people over …
4 Tips to Better Listening Skills
Some time ago, a workshop participant said to me, “You probably don’t recall the lunch we had fifteen years ago, but you asked me if I was happy with my career, if I was doing what I really wanted to do. Your comments got me thinking in a way that changed my life.” Those words made my day. Imagine, I …
How to Solve Your Communication Problems
Do you remember the movie Cool Hand Luke? And do you remember the one key sentence in that movie? People have been quoting it ever since. It was said by the prison warden. He said, “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” Well the same sentence could be applied to many organizations and teams. Almost everywhere I speak; …
Body Language – How to Read What Every BODY Is Saying
We live in an electronic age that comes with a curse. The curse of living in a world where we are more connected but less engaged than ever before. Even the broadcast industry has come to recognize the curse. As Paula Kerger, a television network executive, says, “The next generation of leaders needs to be encouraged to work with colleagues …
