How to get better at asking for help. Self-reliance is an admirable quality to develop in ourselves and others, it’s also self-limiting. The Dr. Wayne Baker fact is, you can’t really be successful in any endeavor, business, or career if you don’t ask for help sometimes. Help is hard to ask for, so how can …
Author: John Stevenson
One more thing – asking that one additional question can make a big difference
The lost art of questioning is the key to finding better answers. Disheveled, yet persistent and friendly, Lieutenant Columbo (Peter Falk) of 70’s TV fame was famous for his shrewd case-solving capabilities. photo credit: Lieutenant Columbo via photopin His investigative style was to simply ask question after question, frustrating his suspects (and colleagues) to the point of …
The wisdom of Wooden – offering the right amount of coaxing and criticism
Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden dominated NCAA college basketball for 12 years. Here are a few leadership lessons on how he did it. March Madness coverage is upon us and with it comes the numerous historical references to teams, coaches and players from previous eras. When it comes to coaches, John Wooden’s legacy is perhaps …
How to make better presentations – engage and inspire action
Presentations should engage and compel action. Here’s how to build them for better outcomes. Nobody really wants information presented to them. In fact, there may not be a more painful experience than having bullet points read to you during a PowerPoint presentation. And the only thing worse than that is a presentation without a clear point – why should …
Improv at the office – say ‘yes’ and keep adding ideas
The comedy art of improv teaches thinking on your feet and going with the flow. Not bad skills for the office either. Tina Fey’s book “Bossypants” is her funny autobiography on her life in general, and how she came to be the head writer at “Saturday Night Live” and executive producer and writer of her …
Try something – get going to get results
“The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it: If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. We need enthusiasm, imagination and the ability to face facts, even unpleasant ones, bravely…Yours is …
Question for you – how to ask better questions
Asking better questions can make a huge difference in everything you do. Unlocking answers is the key to real understanding. Good questions can make all the difference in advancing your career, business or organization. They can produce drops of information that add up to game-changing buckets of insights. photo credit: Questions viaphotopin(license) Journalism is an …
The greatest success strategies of all time – winning with positivity
Jon Gordon puts positivity into every book he writes and every speech he gives. Here are the highlights from his latest. We’re only 45 days into 2015 but it’s never too early to reinforce plans for success. Running in to resistance? Need a boost in positivity? Jon Gordon probably has the book or speech to …
Persuasive messengers matter – credibility and trust are essential for meaning
The messenger is just as important as the message. Here are three important qualities of great messengers. It’s no small feat to attract and persuade 9 million viewers to watch a news broadcast each night and yet Brian Williams at NBC has done it for years and has managed to stay in the number one …
Helping people prosper – how to be truly helpful
Here are the key elements to keeping people motivated and focused. photo credit: michaelwm25 via photopincc Maslow’s Hierarchy is famous for teaching us about our most basic needs of food, shelter, love and esteem, but hundreds of modern studies now point to three universal psychological needs that are necessary for sustained success. Whether you’re motivating yourself …