As the founder of a firm that develops leaders like Fortune 500 CEOs, managers, entrepreneurs and their teams into strong communicators, you might be surprised to learn that I was a shy, military brat. At home my father was a disciplinarian. At school in Great Britain, kids who were too talkative got called out. In response Read more
Nearly one in three students report being bullied during the school year. Kids are called names, insulted, threatened, excluded and more—and the reasons reported most often are looks and body shape. Apparently I qualified. Growing up I was a tall, awkward kid with my family’s signature big nose and big teeth. I was a social Read more
Leadership and influence are never perfected, only practiced. If you hold yourself separate as the one who has to “get it right” and have all the answers, you weaken your influence as a leader. The most influential person in the room has the confidence to say, “I don’t have all the answers—I’m interested in what Read more
It’s also an easy trap for event planners to assume successful people are good speakers but there is absolutely no connection. I learned this in a painful way when I invited a brilliant entrepreneur to speak at Interact Studio to an audience of 25. “Jim” had built a great business and reinvented his brand successfully. He had been Read more
