This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: 7 Things Destroying Your Authority Seth Godin: The World’s Racing to the Bottom – Do This Instead What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future? 7 Things Destroying Your Authority You can have the best ideas. But still sabotage your authority. Having coached 300+ CEOs and founders, I see brilliant people unknowingly sabotage their presence. Like the founder I spoke to last week. He knew something was off, because he...
12 days ago • 3 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: 15 Power Moves to Ace Virtual Meetings FREE Workshop: From AI User to AI Leader How to Get to the Point How to Captivate and Convince Any Audience 15 Power Moves to Ace Virtual Meetings Zoom calls are here to stay. Often for hours every day. The problem? Most of them still feel awkward, forgettable, or draining. These 15 power moves will make you the most impactful person on any Zoom call. Use them to lead with confidence,...
18 days ago • 4 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: How to Small Talk FREE Workshop: AI for Leaders How to Speak Like a Top 1% Leader Is the Medium Really The Message? How to Small Talk Most people loathe small talk. “How are you?” “What do you do?” “Nice weather, isn’t it?” But the dislike isn’t evenly distributed. The younger and more introverted you are, the more likely you are to cringe at small talk about traffic, the weather, or last night’s game. I spare you the...
26 days ago • 3 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: The Top 10 Interview Questions Every Leader Should Ask How to Run Virtual Meetings That Energize, Not Drain Manage Your Emotions So They Don’t Manage You The Top 10 Interview Questions Every Leader Should Ask Have you ever been in this situation? Five minutes before you start the interview with a promising candidate, you finally manage to take a quick look at their resumé. Then you start the interview with “tell me about...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: 8 Outdated Communication Tips That Are Holding You Back The Psychology of Persuasion in the Age of Algorithms How to Change What's Not Working 8 Outdated Communication Tips That Are Holding You Back You've heard them all before: "Just act natural," "Tell them what you are going to tell them..." But these outdated myths are holding you back. There is some truly terrible advice out there on LinkedIn and beyond that can hurt...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: Clarity is Power: The Secret of Atomic Statements Funny Means Money: How to Use Humor as a Leadership Advantage Your B2B Sales Pitch Revisited Clarity is Power: The Secret of Atomic Statements Hi Reader, My first live cohort starts next week. You can join me on this 9 week journey here. Weekly topics include Storytelling Superpowers, Brand Yourself Brilliantly, and AI Communication Accelerator. By summer, you can transform...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: Why Most Presentations Are Forgettable (And How to Fix It) Webinar: Clear Talk, Bigger Checks Decision-Making Under Pressure: Lessons from a Kidnap Negotiator How to Tell a Data Story Why Most Presentations Are Forgettable (And How to Fix It) Think back to the last presentation you've heard. Can you recall the key takeaways? Probably not. Most presentations suffer from the same fatal flaws: bullet-point overload, zero...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: Stop Winging Feedback: 5 Frameworks That Actually Work Free Webinar: How to Speak Like a Leader How to Get What You Need From the People in Charge What to Do When You’re In the Eye of the Storm? Stop Winging Feedback: 5 Frameworks That Actually Work High performance teams don't happen by accident. They are a result of clear communication, a thriving company culture, picking the right people – and feedback that allows the team...
2 months ago • 4 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: My Top 25 Reading List, Compiled for You How to Be Inspiring: Science-Backed Strategies from the World’s #1 Expert Join Me and Kidnap-for-Ransom Negotiator Scott Walker My Top 25 Reading List, Compiled for You I love books. Always have. I love reading them, looking at them, even writing them (even though that’s an incredibly painful process). As an adult, I’ve read 3000. Reading gives us access to someone else’s storyworld,...
2 months ago • 3 min read