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Do You Find Passion? Or Does it Come With You?
Do You Find Passion or Does it Come With You?
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The Time Has Come to Work on Your Stage Presence
Stage presence reflects the ability to capture and command the attention of an audience. Leaders can learn a great deal about presentational excellence by studying how the world’s best stage performers create the energy that mesmerizes audiences.
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Give People a Choice Between Two Yeses
When offering others a choice, it is both natural and expected to give people the option of acceptance or rejection. Most commonly, this means giving others the choice between yes or no.
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Think Big or Go Home
Thinking big enough doesn’t sound like a difficult thing to do, but most leaders fail at it.
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Practice for the Novel Situations
When people are surprised by a situation, they respond unpredictably, often poorly. This is why preparation and rehearsal for the unexpected is a touchstone of great leaders. Before they present, great speakers anticipate every reasonable question and rehearse their answers before they perform and then take questions. They know exactly how they will answer every…
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Providing Examples Says You Own the Problem
Providing Examples Says You Own the Problem To avoid more detailed feedback and the full debrief for correcting weak performance, team members sometimes say they own the problem, even when they don’t. To get the monkey (you) off their back, as the saying goes, they offer happy talk and tell leaders they “get it” and…
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Avoid the False Negative at All Costs
Avoid the False Negative at All Costs
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Should You Create a Learning Culture?
Should You Create a Learning Culture?
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Never Let the Cape Wear You
Magicians Siegfried & Roy mesmerized audiences for decades with their white tigers and lions. By the time a tragic accident involving Roy and one of the tigers ended the production’s long run, 50 million fans had enjoyed the duo’s performances rich with gripping illusions and death defying acts.
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The Freedom to Be Yourself
Of the many freedoms people enjoy and hold dear, the freedom to be yourself is held in the highest regard. The freedom to express oneself authentically is critically important to happiness and personal well being, both at home and at work. In too many work environments, however, team members feel on edge as they attempt…