A recurring corporate frustration is the quality and quantity of meetings. Meetings can be the ultimate performance drag, or a powerful tool to drive high performance. If you want the latter, I have found three best practices to religiously adhere […]
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The beginning of the new year is a good moment to think and reflect. Here are 10 uncomfortable questions to jump-start this process: What has been working well, which shouldn’t have worked at all? What has not been working at all, […]
In the early nineties, there was a popular music group called Milli Vanilli. Their success came to an ignominious end when it became clear that the two charismatic singers of the group were actually unable to sing and were simply […]
Thinking is a high-energy, time-consuming activity. Therefore, humans naturally try to think in the shortest time possible and then return to their usual routines. As a result, you spend over 95 percent of your life operating on autopilot. The same […]
In 1802, E.I du Pont founded a gunpowder company, which later became the current Fortune 500 company DowDupont. The gunpowder business is a risky business. He was serious about safety, and even went so far as to build his house […]
A few weeks ago I attended a presentation with an excessive amount of Powerpoint slides. After one hour, the speaker announced he was done: Polite, yet un-enthusiastic applause ensued, and there was a visible sigh of relief from the audience. It […]
In the past months I have been working with several clients on their strategic goals. I have found that if you want to do strategy well, you need to distinguish between goals, boundaries, and options. A strategic goal is a measurable objective. […]
If teams want to perform at their best, there are three critical conversations which need to take place. One conversation is about energy, the other is about autonomy, and the final conversation is about clarity. 1. The energy conversation A […]
In the past decade, I have done hundreds of keynotes as a professional speaker. I have learned several simple techniques on how to quickly make a professional impression as a speaker, even if you only speak occasionally to larger groups: […]
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