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NEW BOOK REVIEW -> The Opposable Mind: How successful leaders win through integrative thinking by Roger L. Martin One of my favorite books of 2019. What is integrative thinking after all? It is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in your mind at once, and then reach a synthesis that contains elements of both …
BOOK REVIEW cont…. One of the best chapters for me was “Create Meaningful Content” and I’ll try to make it concise here… First you need to create information. Resist the temptation to sit down and open PowerPoint! First, generate as many ideas as possible. Use stick notes! Aristotle claimed that to persuade, one must employ …
BOOK REVIEW cont…. In the book Resonate, Nancy says that once you identify your hero, now you want to “Define the journey.” Presentations should have a destination. If you don’t map out where you want the audience to be when they leave your presentation, the audience won’t get there. EVERY BIT of content you share …
In the book Resonate by Nancy Duarte, she says we need to “Get to know the hero” And who is this hero? You may ask? The Audience! (or… Luke) Designing a presentation without an audience in mind is like writing a love letter and addressing it “to whom it may concern” Imagine your audience as …
NEW BOOK REVIEW! -> Resonate by Nancy Duarte Do you want to be a force for change in your organization? This is a great book about delivering presentations that will engage, transform, and activate audiences. Why Resonate? Because resonance causes change. In physics, resonance occurs when an object’s natural vibration frequency responds to an external …
The ONE thing by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan, continued… The three commitments: 1st : you must adopt a mindset of someone seeking mastery. Commit to become your best. Spend the time required to master it. Time on a task, over time, eventually beats talent every time. 2nd – You must continually seek the …
Continuing on the book “The ONE thing” by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan Should we be looking for the right answer or the right question? Great question! Answers come from questions, and the quality of any answer is directly determined by the quality of the question. Ask the wrong question, get the wrong answer. …
The forth lie of success, according to “The ONE thing” by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan is that you need a balanced life. If you think of balance as the middle, then out of balance is when you’re away from it. The problem with living in the middle is that it prevents you from …
The fourth lie in “The ONE thing” by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan is that willpower is always on will-call. Think of willpower like the power bar on your cell. Every morning you start out with full charge. As the day goes on, every decision you make draws some energy out. Willpower has a …
The Third lie in “The ONE thing” by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan is that there are disciplined people, and they live a disciplined life. This one is hard for me to fully accept if I am honest, because I see myself this way. In reality, however, all we need is enough discipline to …