The more you focus on them, the worse they get. In this vlog, Dean reveals the cause of the ums, and how to stop them, while becoming a more impressive speaker in the process. For more information on presentation support, click here.
If your firm is like most others, you are underutilizing your marketing professionals, and limiting the value that your firm gets from them. In today’s post, Pete shares his thoughts about how your firm can make the most of each of these crucial team members.
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If you are in professional services — Management Consulting, Architecture, Tax, Construction, Process Improvement, Engineering, Legal, Financial — you are in the “joy business.” I’m sure you never thought of this, but your love for your work (you know you have it) plays a profound role in your success. But few professional servants feel the joy they think about. In this vlog Dean explores the whys, and the hows, of the business of joy.
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What do you do when you’re asked to speak about something that you don’t believe in?
Many professionals have an allergy to this situation, and are sensitive to their presence “betraying” what they really feel when they’re in it. At SagePresence, we believe this sensitivity is a very good thing. And we believe there’s a way forward in virtually all situations like this.
In today’s post, Pete shares how to navigate questionable circumstances like this while retaining your positive, confident presence.
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The stress of presenting, selling, and speaking in front of the group, can trigger self-consciousness that put your attention in the wrong place and round everything that you say downward. Image consciousness is better, as we all want to project a positive self but not be so worried. Here’s how.
Conventional wisdom about buzzwords is that they’re meaningless and overused, and that people should just stop using them. In today’s post, Pete brings a different and more empowering way to think about them, and a way to respond to them that can help everyone participating in the conversation.
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It’s not uncommon for leaders to have difficulties making decisions. Sometimes the difficulty can be so extreme that they seem to suffer from “analysis paralysis” – they just can’t stop thinking about the possibilities, and so they just don’t make any decision at all. This makes life extremely difficult for the people whose jobs are all about supporting the decision-makers decisions.
If you’re one of those support people, Pete shares his thoughts about what you can do to help leaders get “un-stuck” long enough to make a decision.
And if you want more help with this, check out our support for leaders here.
Western business culture makes the same mistake in two ways, neither celebrating wins, nor stopping to recognize loss. This vlog looks at pain that accompanies business loss, and how failures, setbacks, and hardships at work are often ignored. Here, Dean explains three simple actions that a leader can take to promote healing for a more effective team.
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These are interesting times we live in, often polarizing us with co-workers, project partners, family members and friends.
But no matter what, we’re going to need to figure out how to get along with people we disagree with. Because we’re not going away, and neither are they.
In today’s post, Pete shares his thoughts about how to find common ground with even the most diametrically opposed “others.”
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Fabulous office spaces are devoid of people, and nobody knows if this is the new normal, or if we’re still moving toward one. In this post, Dean explores the team impact of being separated, viewing this as the perfect time to think about what you really want in your future workspace. Check out Dean’s thoughts and share your own.
And if you’re concerned about losing your team culture because so much of your team is out of the office, check out our BE-it program here.