Posts with the ‘Communication’ tag
Every time people around me use statements or questions from the list below, I feel an aneurysm coming on. They make my head hurt just reading them. “We need to study this further.” “Are you sure?” “But what if…” “We need to cover all our bases.” “Can we run some more numbers?” “Who’s going to […]
If I challenge my boss, she will thank me. If I speak up for what is right, my boss will not persecute me. If I fight for my integrity despite pressure from above, I will always keep my job. None of these results are guaranteed if I do the right thing. The only time I […]
“Argue with me.” He said it, AND he meant it. As I watched this leader invite his team to tear down his idea, I was astonished, inspired and humbled. Astonished: Because I had never seen a leader so readily open to criticism from the people he led. Inspired: Because I watched his team argue passionately […]
Dave Anderson interviews Social Selling Evangelist Mario Martinez Jr. Show #2 – Topic: Making Your Brand Not Suck. (30 minutes) Social Selling Evangelist and Keynote speaker Mario Martinez of M3Jr Growth Strategies. Learn more at www.m3jr.com. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. (Over 5 Million downloads to date!) Please rate us on […]
Dave Anderson interviews Social Selling Evangelist Mario Martinez Jr. Topic: Leaving Corporate Leadership and Leading as an Entrepreneur. (30 minutes) Social Selling Evangelist and Keynote speaker Mario Martinez of M3Jr Growth Strategies. Learn more at www.m3jr.com. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. (Over 5 Million downloads to date!) Please rate us on […]
My headache began as soon as she started to speak. She and her counterpart were having issues – AGAIN! The crazy thing was both these people were talented and were great individual contributors. But when I put them together, it was like oil and water. On this day, I had had it. I wanted the […]
The softer side of leadership is in vogue these days. Those softer leadership skills are critical to a leader’s long-term success. A leader who doesn’t care about his team will one day turn around and find no one following him. However, problems arise when leaders allow these principles to prevent them from making the hard […]
“I just don’t do conflict very well. I never have. I would rather just avoid it all together.” I have heard this or similar statements hundreds of times. My answer to them is usually the same. “You are not good at conflict because you don’t do conflict!” No one becomes good at any activity without engaging […]
Dave Anderson interviews author and Navy SEAL Jeff Boss Topic: Navigating Chaos– The 5 C’s (30 minutes) Jeff Boss owns www.adaptabilitycoach.com. He is a decorated combat veteran (4 Bronze Stars for Valor and 2 Purple Hearts). He coaches leaders, companies and writes for INC and Entrepreneur. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. […]
In this political cycle in the United States, Donald Trump has raised (or should I say lowered) the bar when it comes to conflict. His sophomoric responses to reasonable debate are mirrored by a lot of people on both the right and the left on Facebook. Classless conflict is not a new phenomena. Our society […]
