How to Get Your Team to Listen to You
Just recently, I spoke with a client who runs a team of ten people, and they said that they felt like their team wasn’t listening to their ideas. After a short conversation, I discovered it wasn’t necessarily the quality of ideas that was the problem, but it was how they were sharing their ideas. One […]
How to Communicate Clearly at All Levels
Most people are more bent towards either the ‘big picture’ or ‘small picture.’ Some people like to hear the big picture — the overarching ideas — before they can understand the small picture. For others, they just need the small picture and don’t really need the big one. What style you’re oriented towards will depend […]
You’ve Only Got 3 Seconds
The first 3 seconds of your presentation is crucial for ensuring people listen to what you have to say. After presenting for over ten years and running presentation workshops in companies all over the world, I’ve noticed that most people start their presentation on the wrong foot. More specifically, I should say they start it […]
How to Get More from Your Day Using Energy Pockets
Being aware of the highest productive points in your day can be the difference between mass implementation and mass procrastination. A theory which is called the Circadian rhythm suggests that there is a rhythm to how nature works. I believe that there is also a rhythm to how your energy works. In your day, you […]
The Most Influential Business Tool on Your Desk
Do you know what the most influential tool is on your desk? One of the challenges in working within an organisation is relying on other people to get things done for you. For example, as a manager, you need to delegate and share tasks quite regularly to increase your effectiveness. But what if the person […]
How to Manage an Interruption without Being Rude
Working in a team can be incredibly productive. However, due to the amount of interruptions that can occur from other team members, your productivity can take a dive quickly. After doing hundreds of executive coaching hours with professionals in large corporations, I’ve noticed that one of the biggest productivity killers is being interrupted by […]
How to Stop ‘Dumb’ Meetings at Work
There are four types of meetings that you’ll be having in your team. The type of meeting you’ll be having will ultimately build the contra and results of your team. The distinctions between these types of meetings can be small; but even though they are small, they can have a huge impact. Through sitting in […]
How to Deliver Clear Messages in Meetings
One of the most important, underutilised, painful areas in many businesses is how meetings are run. Meetings can be some of the most painful experiences that we have in our day (that’s an understatement ). I speak with managers all over the world, and there’s a similiar message: all of them say that many of […]
Procrastination to Productivity
One of the greatest silent killers of productivity in the workplace is procrastination. I think all of us have procrastinated at some point in our life. Procrastination is an interesting topic that I believe can be addressed quickly and in itself shouldn’t be procrastinated. We all have our own stories about why we procrastinate. It […]
How to Overcome Speaking Nerves
Public speaking can be incredibly terrifying. When polled, professionals ranked ‘public speaking’ high on their list of greatest fears — right along with flying, death, and man-eating snakes (watch out for those:). It’s no wonder it’s a hot topic for most professionals. I’ve found that the trick to calming anxiety before a speech is to […]