Have you ever wondered about listening, and how to improve at it? We can so easily get distracted, or not get as much out of what someone else is saying, and struggle to do well in meetings. Let's talk about how to listen better, and to use this new skill to make our points and career more successful.
Change is inevitable and yet we dread it. Why is that? Let’s talk about why change is so difficult, how we can develop a stronger change mindset and what we can do to brave the challenges ahead.
Feeling you’re doing everything right and things still aren’t lining up for you? There may be more to the “talk” with your people manager than you might think. Let’s strategize about making the best case for yourself and doing Justice to your hard work.
Pivoting is a common term we use nowadays to describe a change in business strategy. Many companies make small or significant changes in how they transform, but how do we know if it will work? Let’s talk about that, together.
Jobs are won not just with our qualifications but also with the narrative we are able to create to give a vivid picture to the interviewer. Let’s talk about how to build that vivid image and be the perfect fit for them.
What is perspective and how can we use it better? Let’s talk about creativity and refreshing our tired minds to be more effective and make a bigger difference in the world around us.
How do you help your people come up with good ideas? It takes a lot of factors and alignment to get that spark that changes the world. Let’s talk about coming up with great ideas, together.
What is a decision? Let’s talk together about why decisions feel so challenging, and how can we make better decisions without regret.
Do we really understand how motivation works? It is easy to miss the forest for the trees. Let’s use a really simple but concrete way of looking at motivation - how it can be positive or negative, and come from outside or within.
Let’s talk about what kind of reading might help us communicate better.
At the time of recording this there’s been another round of tech layoffs, so I thought it might be useful to talk about some simple yet powerful ways to improve your chances of landing a job, and maybe even becoming “layoff proof”.
Every technological change has affected how humans communicate. It stands to reason that AI will also have an impact on how we talk to each other. What might that look like, and what can we do to adapt to the coming future?
Do you wish you could hold peoples attention for longer when telling stories? Let’s talk about some simple techniques to sound better, carry a story and leave people with food for thought.
How does one create trust? How to make sure others know how to trust us? Let’s talk about where the word trust comes from, why it’s important, and how you can raise your trust quotient at work.
Do you have a hard time saying “no”? Not to worry, there’s a lot of ways to respond to requests from people that keep you honest without harming the relationship. Let’s talk about some of your options to make tough decisions and still keep strong relationships.
Do you struggle to be assertive without offending the other person, sometimes giving in just to maintain harmony? Let's talk about how you can keep the peace and yet stand up for yourself. Plus -a tip to negotiate more effectively, and finally let's talk about making awkward silences less uncomfortable.
Is your team not functioning the way you imagined? There could be some very elemental reasons why. Let’s talk about what it means for us to be a team, where the idea of teams comes from and how you can grow a team through great communication.
Do you practice for your interviews but feel like they lack a certain something? Interviews are a stressful and complex human interaction - but they don't have to be! Let's talk together about five simple tips to make a powerful connection each time through smart planning and sincere communication.
Do you dread talking about your accomplishments at work? Despite all your hard work, people may never get to know about your efforts, or the extent of the efforts, and that would be a real shame. Worst of all, someone else might take credit for your work instead, and that would be a real shame. So let's talk about some ways you can confidently share about your achievements while still being a humble leader that's proud of your team.
No matter how high we rise up the ranks, there's always more rarefied atmosphere above, with people and situations we have yet to encounter and new challenges to be overcome.Have you noticed that the higher up we go, the more important the people we interface face, more needs to be said and done in less and less time?So if you think about it, it only gets harder and harder to make that good first impression.No fear, though! There’s always a way to fix them. Let’s talk about fixing bad first impressions, together.