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Linda Holbeche • Organization Development: A Practitioner's Guide for OD and HR
Don’t settle for being less than you are. It won’t serve others and it won’t serve you.
Peter Bregman • 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done
By opening up into an expansive posture, we’re able to make space to more freely extend trust to ourselves and others. We position ourselves to gracefully navigate the tension between humility and ego so we can stand firmly with a measured amount of confidence and make space to generously connect and care for people while leaning into uncertainty.
... See moreRick Kitagawa • The Future is Trust: Embracing the Era of Trust-Centered Leadership
Stereotypes matter because they are so easily internalized as the truth, which, as repeated studies have shown, can in turn affect behavior.
Valerie Young • The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It
I think of these things before I take a meeting: What are the basic primal attitudes and emotions that will be at play? Then I make simple decisions about the kind of frame I want to go in with. For many years, I used just four frames that would cover every business situation. For example, if I know the person I’m meeting is a hard-charging, type A
... See moreOren Klaff • Pitch Anything
Don’t aim to impress. Aim to educate.
As a presenter, if my intention is to impress, perform, or entertain, I’m going to be nervous because my focus is on me.
If, however, my intention is to educate my audience on a vision, idea, or insight that will bring real value to their lives and/or their business, my focus is on them. As a result, I relax and
You’re aiming for this delicate balance of relaxed and confident expertise with a kind willingness to help as long as they
David C. Baker • The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth
• To know what others need to see in you to respond • To put yourself in a more strategic negotiating position • To appeal to your market ... all from your couch.
Laura Day • How to Rule the World from Your Couch
The same studies show that our brains ask the “caring” question first. This makes sense because historically and evolutionarily, trusting someone who is capable but does not care is likely to be a fatal mistake, but trusting someone who cares but is not capable might only be inconvenient because other resources can be found. This is why psychologis
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