Your Important Duty

Story telling is an important part of a talk

The empowering context speaks to the purpose and is accessed most successfully through powerful storytelling.

As a Leader This is More Important Now Than Ever Before

Neil Armstrong steps from the LEM

    Neil Armstrong’s birthday was August 5th and it got me thinking about one of my favorite stories of all time. It’s a story about President John F. Kennedy. After he had declared we were going to go to the Moon, John F Kennedy visited NASA for the first time, in 1961. He saw […]

Leadership in Difficult Times

BE a voice not an echo

You best serve yourself when you serve others. Here’s a gift for you and your colleagues that will make a big difference…

Find a Great Coach and be Coachable

John Bates in his debate heyday

I recently got this question in my online course discussion area from one of the very cool folks at MovesTheNeedle.com, which is run by a hero of mine, Brant Cooper and his brilliant partner Aaron Eden. This participant said: “Excellent presentation, enjoying it very much. Your finding your coach was kismet. Please tell those of us […]