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 Don’t make this mistake at the start of your job interview

Don’t make this mistake at the start of your job interview

09/03/2023

Last week I did a coaching session with a client who was about to have a job interview for a C level position. In my preparation for the session I reviewed some notes and prior research I had [...]

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 How to approach the job market with confidence

How to approach the job market with confidence

16/02/2023

Warning: This is a longish post. It is long because there are specific steps you can follow. Recently, some of my clients in certain industries, overseas and in Australia, [...]

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 Passion sells – How to engage and excite your listeners

Passion sells – How to engage and excite your listeners

15/12/2022

My perennial message - that I repeatedly remind my clients of, is - Perceived genuine passion 'sells'. That is, if your audience perceives you to be passionate about [...]

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 Always tell your audience how long you’ll be speaking for – and stick to it!

Always tell your audience how long you’ll be speaking for – and stick to it!

24/11/2022

I was at a presentation a few weeks back. I was invited to attend by a client. There was no agenda for the function. The first speaker opened her presentation. The speaker said, a few minutes [...]

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 Here’s how to ‘own’ and occupy physical space when communicating

Here’s how to ‘own’ and occupy physical space when communicating

10/11/2022

In a Talks at Google clip Professor Rajagopal Raghunathan (RR) demonstrates how to 'own' and occupy the physical space. To observe this demonstration please view the 47-14 - [...]

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 Ask this question after every senior exec meeting

Ask this question after every senior exec meeting

03/11/2022

One of the way to score yourself, after you've delivered a presentation to a group of senior executives, is to ask yourself this question:

"Have I instilled [...]

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 How to confidently ask a senior exec for help

How to confidently ask a senior exec for help

20/10/2022

Imagine this ...
There is a senior executive in your organisation that you know and who knows whom you are.
How would you confidently ask [...]

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 How to stop ending your speaking turn, with “Yeah”

How to stop ending your speaking turn, with “Yeah”

13/10/2022

In my view, it is easier to start speaking, to start a presentation, to start a mission et al - than to stop speaking, stop a presentation, stop a mission. Are you guilty of finishing an [...]

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 Dropbox founder Drew Houston on what to do with feedback

Dropbox founder Drew Houston on what to do with feedback

06/10/2022

A number of years ago on a podcast** I heard Dropbox founder Drew Houston say something memorable [...]

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 Why feedback is the essence of intelligence

Why feedback is the essence of intelligence

01/09/2022

'Feedback is the axis on which your organisation's culture turns.'

This quote, from an excellent article by David Rock -
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