Author Archives: Ethan Hyers

When you’re competing to win a project, you don’t always have the option to take the formality down a notch and just have a conversation with the decision-makers, but the opportunity is often more available than you think it is. When the circumstances are right, it’s a fantastic approach that we highly recommend. But not everybody knows how to make it happen. In this video, Pete shares our secret for getting your audience to speak up early, and to turn your presentation into a conversation.

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Here it is – the biggest project you’ve ever pursued. It can feel daunting. You know you have to pull your A-Team together, and you have to get everything right. Everybody’s watching you, and it’s hard not to get freaked out by it. In today’s post, Pete shares the single most important thing you can do to escape that trap.

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Have you ever had the experience of speaking up and instantly regretting it? As an intuitive communicator who leads with his emotions, Dean has plenty of experience in this arena. In today’s post, he shares his take on three simple and useful questions to consider before you share.

To learn more about when to speak up and when to hold back, check out our presentation support page here.

It’s easy to think of professional development as fixing a problem. But forward-thinking leaders recognize that it’s often about fulfilling a successful trend. In today’s post, Pete shares a conversation with a leader that recognizes the need for their team to improve in order to be who they – and their burgeoning audiences – expect them to be.

For more thoughts about your team manifesting itself more fully, check out our BE-it program here.

We’ve all experienced criticism, whether from clients, coworkers, or friends, and it can often feel overwhelming. However, criticism doesn’t have to be negative; it can be an opportunity for growth and improvement. Dean explores practical techniques to help you steer critics, ensuring that the feedback you receive is manageable, focused, and ultimately beneficial.

For more info about how we can help you and your team continue to develop and grow, check out our GROW-it program here.

In this post from the vault, Dean discusses the difference between providing feedback focusing on your presence instead of focusing on your words. One of these approaches is far more likely to succeed.

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You hear it all the time – leaders saying that they want their team members to be hungry. But what does that mean, exactly? And why is being hungry a good thing? Here, Pete shares his thoughts about why this metaphor matters.

And to help your team get to that sweet spot of just the right amount of hungry, check out our GROW-it program here.

Business Development activities are often lumped together, which can create confusion among your team when you ask them to take part in one or more of them. In his latest post, Pete works to reduce the confusion by distinguishing five of the most valuable activities that you can ask your team members to do.

To learn more about our approach to helping you grow your business through your team, check out our GROW-it program.

Practice is crucial, but it can be hard to find time for. And sometimes when you do, you waste all your time thinking about how to practice. Here, Dean shares his secret for how he does it — not by scheduling it, but by simply doing it.

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We all want purpose, but we sometime confuse that all-important goal with “occupation.” To Dean, the two are very different, but they can be combined — no matter what your job is. In today’s post, Dean helps you differentiate purpose from occupation, and provides direct tips on how to find both at the same time.

To learn more about finding your purpose and applying it to your occupation, check out our BE-it program.