Here’s One Skill You Need to Master to Remain Competitive

The old saying, “What got you here won’t get you there,” applies to your professional life today. The world is quickly changing as well as the competitive landscape. Whether you are running a business or trying to increase your career equity, ramping up your skill set is important.  If there is one skill that stands …

For IMEX 2019 Attendees!

For my new friends from the 2019 IMEX Convention in Las Vegas … some takeaways for you! You can find my slides from today’s presentation on Collaboration here. The free chapter of my book is parked here. For more information about my keynote: Innovating Faster: How Collaboration Changes Everything, visit this page for videos and …

What Business Leaders Can Learn from Dan Pink About Ezekiel Elliott’s Mega-Deal

After holding out of training camp and terrorizing fantasy football players everywhere, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has landed a 100 million dollar contract extension. Talk radio proclaims, “Zeke just got paid, expect him to be highly motivated this year and set new rushing records!” Clearly, they haven’t read Dan Pink’s Drive: The Surprising …

Five Things I’ve Learned Over Five Million Miles of Business Travel

Over the last twenty years, I’ve traveled the globe, racking up millions of frequent flier miles and learning a thing or two about the process. Business travel doesn’t have to be awful or even hard on you. It’s all a matter of taking a design thinking approach to it, and letting preparation separate you from …

For Bullhorn Engage Attendees: Resources!

It was a pleasure keynoting for you today! As promised, my presentation slides are here. The Reading Faces exercise is here. My list of recommended reads is here. Here are some of the most interesting articles you can read for more on Emotional Intelligence for Recruiting: The Business Case For Emotional Intelligence How to Hire …

Here’s How to Live a Low Stress Life

In the game of life, too much stress can hold you back and drive you to burn out before you reach your goals. According to a recent study, more of us are experiencing serious stress than ever. Left unchecked, it can harm us psychologically, physically and professionally.  In preparation for a series of lectures on …

For My New Friends at NSCIO 2019

It was my pleasure giving the opening keynote for you today. I believe that collaboration and the soft skills required to facilitate it are key leadership requirements today. Genius is a team sport! You can download a copy of my slides here. As promised, collaboration reading recommendations are here. Finally, here’s a chapter of my …

Here’s How to Build a Strong Company Culture

When a company culture is strong, performance is consistent from management quality to customer experience. Why? Because in a strong culture, we know exactly what to do, even when “the boss” isn’t around to tell us. It creates a sense of belonging, purpose and pride that can only boost everyone’s ability to give their best …

For My Friends at Farm Credit Bank of Texas

It was a pleasure speaking today at your annual stockholders meeting. As promised, a copy of my slides from today is here. Take a minute to review the Bulla Burra farming collaboration case study I referenced. It’s a game changer of insights about how to work through difficult challenges through teamwork. Finally, download and share …

How to Get Prospects and Clients to Open Up to You

When you can get a prospect or a client to open up to you, sharing personal stories and revealing their perspectives, it’s a gold mine of knowledge that can propel your relationship forward. But too often, they merely give you headlines at best, focusing instead on your price, your product and what you can do …