Introducing Your New Role With Confidence – A Replay

Congratulations — You’ve made it into a new role in your organization. Now you face the task of getting buy-in from the rest of the team in this new role. In today’s replay post, Dean shares his thoughts about making the most of this opportunity and by stepping up into this new role the best way possible. 

The #1 Most Important Thing You Can Do in Interview Prep to Win

There are countless important things to do in your Architecture / Engineering / Construction interviews to win the project, but as we think about it (today, at least) the Number One Most Important is about how you strategize the interview. 

In today’s post, Pete shares his thoughts about how to optimize that strategy.

It’s Not All in the Eyes

Old sayings like, ‘It’s all in the eyes” can be useful, but can often be too reductive. In today’s post, Dean provides the necessary add-on to this old saying.

How Thinkers Can Become Better Relaters

We all have our communication tendencies and defaults that work for us in some way, but that cause problems for those who are trying to communicate with us. In today’s post, Pete shares a common default that Thinkers have that can cause problems for others — and offers a practice they can get into to avoid those problems in the future.

Stop Wasting Your Team’s Time – Replay

Take a moment and think about how many people in your organization are attending meetings that take too much time, or don’t really make a meaningful difference, or that shouldn’t have been scheduled in the first place.

In today’s repost, Pete shares 6 tips to becoming part of the solution. 

Why Stories Don’t Require a Villain

SagePresence Story Structure is designed to emulate the way that human beings think in. It’s simple and basic and powerful. And we believe it’s particularly powerful to leave out an element that Hollywood would like us to be emotionally attached to: The villain.

In today’s vlog, Dean explains why.

Breathe Out, Breathe In

Do you have concerns with how long you should take to introduce yourself when you meet someone new? If you do, you’re in a great place.  

In today’s vlog, Pete shares his personal perspective on the topic and offers a tip on how your can keep from monologuing too long and keep the experience conversational.

QUIET – Power in the Negative Space

It’s easy to fall into a mindset of “the bigger, the better” when it comes to presence. In today’s vlog, Dean makes a compelling argument for the value of small and quiet.

Positive Presence When You’re Sick

Have you ever been sick when you had to work with a client? 

In today’s vlog, Pete shares his personal experience on how he stays positive when he is sick.

Can You Do Your Elevator Pitch in an Elevator?

Your value proposition needs to get pitched quickly because people are constantly moving. They want to assess and move on. Are you someone they want to hear more from or not?

In today’s post, Dean tests whether his value prop is a true “elevator pitch.”