How Our Best Ideas Come To Us
Everyone everywhere is interested in innovation. Of the various keynote addresses that I’ve created over the years, my Uncrapify Your…
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome
Impostor syndrome is one of the most insidious challenges to our mental well-being. In case you aren’t familiar with the…
The Most Important Word For Finding Work-Life Balance
This year, you probably asked Santa for a pony. Or a laser cannon, or socks – I don’t really know,…
What Exactly Is Emotional Intelligence?
You’ve probably heard the phrase ‘emotional intelligence’ before. (It’s also sometimes called ‘emotional quotient,’ which we’re not going to use,…
How To Take Initiative
Making important decisions, acting like a leader, being a person your colleagues can count on to get the job done…
The Single Best Technique to Prepare for a Presentation
In the past two decades I’ve delivered well over a thousand presentations, mostly live but also increasingly virtual as well…
Negotiate Like a Child
I’m just coming off a very lovely few weeks with my family. We saw friends, went skiing, and spent 12…
Destroying the Myth of the Disloyal Young Worker
As 2022 draws to a close, there are two issues that seem to have completely dominated the year – supply…
The Most Important Sentence in Leadership
At its most basic, effective leadership consists of two key components. One of them is the human element – that’s…
What You Can Learn from Pig Farmers and Pharmacies
One of the things I’ve always enjoyed about my job is the opportunity to meet people living in places I…