Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

And when delivering bad news, use a velvet hammer. I discovered that listening breeds knowledge, knowledge breeds creditability, and credibility earns trust that allows relationships to flourish. How do we do that? Speaking about tough truths in affirmative tones let critiques land constructively.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Faster Cheaper Better : The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done by Michael Hammer and Lisa Hershman. Leadership Rules : How to Become the Leader You Want to Be by Chris Widener. Succeed : How We Can Reach Our Goals by Heidi Grant Halvorson. The Soul of Leadership : Unlocking Your Potential for Greatness by Deepak Chopra.

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Leading Blog

MAY 4, 2020

If your biggest strength is your technology or IP differentiation, you better have a simple visual, which makes it easy to understand while also hammering home your IP is so important. Spend more time on this “killer slide” and hammer in the point. Sometimes, the “big strength” is a product demo, which isn’t in the slides at all.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Getting executives into a room and hammering out a contract doesn''t make a deal. There is no substitute for grass roots research. Don''t figure it out. Get out there and find out by talking to your partner''s customers and sales force. Beware of Magic Bullets. Every partnership is like moving a stubborn mule.

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