We all place a high value on public speaking. Don’t we? If a CEO gives an electrifying product launch speech, their stock price jumps up. If a politician gives a boring speech, we may not vote for them. If a colleague communicates well, their influence in your company grows. Part of building influential relationships as a leader is knowing how to speak well. I’ve discovered a set of tactics which will make you more powerful during meetings, keynote speeches, and media interviews. [Continue »]
The Key to a Happy Life
Isn’t What You Think
Marshall: I see nearly everybody struggle with this. Whether you are a janitor or a billionaire, you want a happy life. But no matter how wealthy you are, you are likely looking for happiness in the wrong place.
Geoff: The wrong place to look is the incessant pursuit of money or fame or extrinsic achievement or getting, getting, getting anything that may or may not happen in the future, right?
M: That’s the great Western disease—I’ll be happy when. When I make a certain amount of money. When I get an award. When I complete some task. [Continue »]
Stop! Don’t Make the #1 Mistake in Business
What’s the #1 mistake in business?
Marshall: How do you define “#1 mistake?”
Geoff: Let’s define it as a mistake that is most common, most damaging, and most preventable.
M: I believe the #1 mistake in business is the failure to follow up. [Continue »]
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