Author Archives: Calvin Newlander

Are you constantly on the go and trying to figure out how to find balance?

Are you striving to build a strong unified team during this hybrid time?

Sometimes pursuit team members don’t want to play with the group. They’d rather do it their way.

There are two different approaches to sculpting: an additive approach and a subtractive approach.

At SagePresence we teach the power of telling stories, but there are times when you’re better off NOT telling them.

There is a tremor in the Force. Dean recently read an article about the dark side of empathy and in this vlog repost, he shares his thoughts on the article and how he’s adapted to this new information. 

Your team of technical professionals love to get into the details of their solutions — for good reason because it’s those solutions that are going to make the big difference to the client if they get chosen to provide it. But if your team can’t communicate that big difference — if they can only talk about the solution and how brilliant it is, they’re at risk of losing the opportunity to provide that solution.

Sadness is a feeling that many of us tend to run away from in a professional setting. But we at SagePresence value all feelings, and we believe there are constructive ways to express sadness.

Leading a panel discussion can be deceptively challenging. Once you line up a handful of professionals to speak on a shared topic, the pitfalls can be plentiful. In today’s post, Dean shares his insights on how to make your panel stand out as fun and insightful for your audience.

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In today’s work world, there’s not a lot of recognition about emotions, and how the expression of them can make or break a business. In today’s vlog, Dean explores a sliver of this huge topic, and shares how team members anywhere in your firm can make constructive use of their Happy emotions.