The New Currency of Presenting
I believe that the currency of presenting has changed. The currency of speaking from stage has shifted. It used to be about presenting information and being professional, but it has very much shifted now to creating meaning, vulnerability and engagement. I want to share with you my latest thoughts on how presenting has changed […]
Five Hot Tips for Presentation
A presentation is a high stakes situation. Have you ever stood before an audience and felt incredibly vulnerable? You may have felt like your reputation was on show. A presentation is a place where you can pretty much make or break your reputation. So I want to share with you 5 hot tips that I […]
How to Recharge Your Fuel Tanks
Today I want to have a conversation with you about how you can re-energise. I’ll show you the secret to getting back your mojo. Energy is so important to your productivity and to the profit of your business. So let’s talk about how you can refuel your energy — how you can get that energy, […]
The Dynamic Leadership Quadrant
Today’s short training is about your leadership becoming even-more dynamic. It’s about how you can improve your leadership, and as a result take your team and business to the next level. I know for me, I’ve worked with many types of leaders. Some of them were great, some of them…ummm, not so much. How you […]
Dominate Your Daily Productivity
Do you ever find yourself getting an hour into your day and thinking, “Oh my gosh, what am I even working on?” Do you work off a really overwhelming list of 45 or 75 things to do? Today I’m going to show you an easy way to get the most out of your day. If you would […]
How to Work with Your Brain
I was having a conversation with a director of an organisation the other day. Shimge said to me, “Colin, I feel like I’m getting dumber in my old age.” And as we started to explore it, we discovered that she was actually breaking a few of the brain rules that help you function best in […]
The 3 Deadly Presentation Mistakes
Today I want to have a conversation with you about the 3 deadly presentation mistakes. If you are making any of these mistakes… you’re going to find yourself disconnecting from your audience, you’re going to bore your audience, and you’re going to leave them with a bad taste in their mouth. I see a lot […]
Second Child Syndrome
I recently became a father (for the second time). Exciting! So I thought I’d send 3 key reflections that I’ve learnt from my “Second Child Syndrome” and how they apply to your business and leadership. 1. When building Confidence, “Experience trumps Knowledge” When we had our first child, Jonah, I read tons of books and talked […]
How to Divide Your Week
I had a question the other day in a Productivity program I was running. Someone asked me… “Hey Colin, how do you divide your week up effectively?” I’ve seen weekly planners with really detailed plans and it almost gets overwhelming. And then I’ve seen general ones where it’s just one goal for the week and […]
The Art of Saying ‘No’
In today’s conversation, I want to talk to you about how you say ‘no.’ It’s been said on Forbes (I’ve been reading it recently) that leadership is actually the art of saying ‘no,’ not ‘yes.’ It’s very easy to say ‘yes’ to stuff. But if you can say ‘no’ to the right things and actually […]