Oct 28, 2016 | Communication, Leadership Skills
Great leaders tell great stories. Stories engage people, are easy to pass on, are easy to remember, and – crucially – they appeal to the part of the brain where we make our decisions. If you want something to get done, appeal to an emotion of some sort....
Apr 7, 2016 | Coaching Skills, Communication, Life Skills
Last week I had one of those moments which make my job as a coach and trainer so completely satisfying. There are plenty of them anyway, but this one was like a beam of light shining through a cloudy sky. It really knocked me out. I was coaching someone for the...
Jan 4, 2016 | Communication, Personality types
Last year I took part in some research carried out by CPP into the way Myers Briggs preferences impact the way we influence and are influenced. I’ve blogged before about various aspects of Myers Briggs, but until now never had anything concrete to offer on...
Nov 19, 2015 | Communication, Leadership Skills
75 years ago, with America on the brink of joining in the Second World War, Charlie Chaplin made his film “The Great Dictator.” It is a satirical political comedy-drama designed to confront Hitler, Mussolini, fascism, anti-semitism and the Nazis. It was...
Aug 21, 2015 | Communication, Life Skills
Last week I learnt that yet another nail has been banged into the coffin of human society as we currently know it. The thin end of a very big wedge has just been inserted into the way we communicate. Old farts such as myself fear this one will bring us a step closer...
Apr 22, 2015 | Communication, Leadership Skills
I was running a Leadership workshop a couple of weeks ago with a bunch of Innovation leaders in a European Telecoms company. We were working in their Innovation Centre, a closely guarded environment in the bowels of the building. It had no windows, black walls,...
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