Public Speaking is Dangerous, but Snoop Doggy Dogg Can Assist!

Snoop Doggy Dogg

Public Speaking is Dangerous, but that didn’t stop Snoop Doggy Dogg That’s right. Public speaking, stepping up as a leader, even just sharing something that really matters to you is DANGEROUS! It’s dangerous to get noticed by the group! Look at what happened to Socrates and Jesus, and Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy […]

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 […]

Procrastination Can Be Wisdom In Disguise

Wisdom

        Recently, I have really been noticing how much I’ve been procrastinating. I had a couple of big breakthroughs after noticing this and then having some conversations around it. I think what I realized could be useful to entrepreneurs, executives and high powered global leaders of any kind. The first one is […]

Leading in the Age of Coronavirus: Powerful Virtual Leadership

John Bates Free Webinar

FREE EVENT: LEADING IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS; POWERFUL VIRTUAL LEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF GREAT UNCERTAINTY. More dates will be added this week. FRIDAY APRIL 3RD, (1 HOUR) 08:45 – 09:45 MOUNTAIN (07:45 PACIFIC/9:45 CENTRAL/10:45 EASTERN) New Dates will be posted on this page as we have them. These calls feature a quick check-in […]

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 […]