Category: Communication
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“It’s not about you, it’s about the audience”
Lee Child is the multimillion selling author of the Jack Reacher series of novels. When Lee was 14, his drama school teacher changed his life. “It is not about you, it is about the audience”. In a recent episode of the High Performance Podcast, author Lee Child spoke of the impact his drama teacher had…
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Stress? There is no Stress.
“There is no stress” Warren Rustand Every year in November (except this year of Covid travel restriction) I have the privilege of teaching on the EO Global Leadership Academy together with Warren Rustand. Each year a debate starts. Warren says “there is no stress”. 28 world leading entrepreneurs all disagree… and 6 days later, most…
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Persuasion or Manipulation?
Roger asked today: “Can you use too much persuasion?”. My answer… What is Persuasion? Manipulation: I get you to do something that is of benefit to me. Persuasion: I get you to do something that is of benefit to you, and to me. If you liked this post, you will also like Develop your Communications…
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Questions from Timoney Leadership Institute Webinar
On Tuesday 26th May I had the privilege of speaking with over 50 leaders across Ireland who are alumni of Timoney Leadership Institute. Timoney has had a great relationship with IESE Business School and many of their leadership programs are taught by IESE Business School faculty. This is a wide ranging conversation about leadership and…
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The Day you Lose your Curiosity…
“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.” Eleanor Roosevelt The day you lose your curiosity, you have lost the best of our human capacities. You have lost the capacity to see things as they could…
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Mid Life Crisis (How to live it now)
Years ago I listen as a wise man in his late 80s shared this story of a human life. His challenge to us was that to be at peace in your 80s depends on how you live your 35-55 “mid life”. There is an inevitable moment of crisis that comes in “mid life”, sometime between…
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How to Speak (from MIT)
By the end of the next 60 minutes you will have been exposed to a lot of ideas, some of which you will incorporate into your own repertoire, and they will ensure that you get the maximum opportunity to have your ideas valued and accepted by the people you speak with. Patrick Winston, MIT Patrick…
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YouTube Livestream | Saturday 21/3 17:00 CET
I’ll be running a YouTube livestream today… my second effort… (first livestream effort is here) You can watch it here on the blog… or with more controls & chat available on YouTube here: YouTube livestream – Today at 17:00 CET, 16:00 UK/Ireland time – join and say hello 😉 Florian Mueck’s Daily Q&A and then…
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How to Lead in Times of Great Uncertainty
…like today with COVID-19/Coronavirus affecting all aspects of our daily lives across the world. When there is a huge range of possible impacts in the short, medium or long term, how can leaders prepare and respond? Scenario Planning Today, it is impossible to predict the impact of COVID-19/Coronavirus on our societies, our people, our future…
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Great Games to play with Family
Games to play with family at home or on travels. First I share board games, then card games. These are games we play at home, and when we are on travels, waiting in airports, train stations or cafes. Thanks to Rich Mulholland for most of the inspiration on board games, and to Keti for being…