Category Archives: Vlog

There’s an old saying that goes, “When you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail to you.” This is often said as a cautionary tale about presuming that your solution is the answer to every problem you come across. But sometimes, your prospect doesn’t realize they have a nail — and you’re the perfect hammer to pound that nail in perfectly.

In today’s post, Pete tells a story about this positive possibility.

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Many of us view a valuable presenting experience as everything aligning, landing the pitch, and succeeding, but presenting doesn’t always go that way. In today’s post, Dean shares some advice he learned for when presenting doesn’t go as hoped.

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Teams that are preparing for a big project interview are already feeling a fair amount of stress. They don’t want to let each other down, they don’t want to disappoint leadership, and they really don’t want to look bad in front of strangers. Which is why it can be particularly problematic to bring guests into the prep room at inopportune times.

In this post, Pete shares his thoughts about when to bring guests in, and what to have them do and not do at key moments in your prep process, to maximize the value that your team can get from them.

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Working with difficult people can be… well, difficult. In this illuminating post, Dean talks through his simple method for recognizing the core of the difficulty and neutralizing it without bruising anyone along the way.

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In this short post, Pete points you to a specific place for you to look to find your authentic presence, and he offers a specific thing for you to do to start cultivating it.

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In today’s post, Dean explores learning and knowledge, and the tension between following a process and operating on instinct.

What is ideal, and how do we get there?

For leaders looking to present with instinct, learn more here.

This isn’t a rhetorical question.

This is a focused post that invites you to put it into action NOW and immediately benefit from it. Then take a moment and fill us in: What can you appreciate right now?

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Presenting and dancing can both inspire a fair amount of pressure and stress, because you’re stepping out of your everyday situation and into a next level of visibility. How do you step up while still feeling like yourself? In this post, Dean gives you a simple concept to put into practice.

If you want some direct support on a presentation you’re putting together, learn more about how we can help here.

There’s this old phrase of being “caught flatfooted” that means being surprised by something you completely didn’t expect. In the professional world, nobody wants this, especially when we’re discussing something important with someone. We want to feel like every aspect of that conversation is planned for and pre-considered and totally processed. Only then can we feel completely confident that we are prepared.

But the real world just isn’t like that. You can’t know the future. You can’t know how people are going to be, or what they’re going to say.

So instead of hoping for 100% precognition, we recommend being “Walking Prepared” – skilled at thinking on your feet, asking good questions, and feeling confident that you have a process for coming up with what’s needed in the moment.

In this post, Pete shares a few thoughts about how to achieve this version of preparation. To build these skills in your team, learn more about our WIN-it program.

Whether we’re honest with ourselves our not, we all want to influence other people one way or another. And that’s what presence is for.

In today’s post, Pete explores a couple fundamental concepts that can help you can get into the right mindset to elevate your presence and get more of what you want in your life, career, and business.

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