I stand with the billion people worldwide who watch the Oscars. I still love them, and believe at times they combine the best of the backbone of all effective communication, the 3 V’s: verbal, vocal and visual. Kieran McCaulkin’s acceptance...
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#budweiser #storytelling This is the Budweiser commercial that will air at this year’s Super Bowl. No one in the history of the world has been better at storytelling than Budweiser. In 1 minute and 38 seconds you will laugh and...
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During the summer of ’22 I attended an event. One of the staff of the host organization spoke. I told one of her peers that the speaker was a “hot mess”. To some that may sound mean. I think it...
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Do you know the #1 killer of teams? Over support. When team members support an idea they really don’t believe in because they think they are being “good team members”. I can’t prove this but I believe a killer of...
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We are almost on the eve of a presidential debate. STOP. Don’t listen to the next pundit who tells you what the “candidate has to do to win”. Listen to you. We still refer to the first Kennedy-Nixon debate for...
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Zoom and remote working have their place. They are here to stay. As with any tool, the challenge is to use them well. Can you get your work done remote? Sure. Can you stand out, connect with others, and grow...
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Recently I attended an event with valet parking. As I was leaving, I walked by two of the valet”runners” talking to each other. I asked,” how many miles have you logged tonight”? One young man immediately said, “not enough”. The...
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Recently we were at a restaurant, Noodle King. We go there maybe twice a month. The other night we walk in and sit down, rarely a wait, which is a draw. The waitress comes over. She remembers that I order...
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On our recent trip to Marrakesh, we had a “driver”. This nice man took us places, was there to pick us up with little waiting on our part, and allowed us to wonder at our own pace. It was a...
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Recently I loaded my car to then unload at Goodwill. I had saved things for two months to make this trip. Scheduled it into my day first thing in the morning. I put things in the back of my SUV...
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