“Play it safe.” “Don’t risk too much.” “Don’t let others know you’re struggling. Just act strong.” “Fake it because you know you’ll never make it!” You hear that voice whispering to you? That evil voice? Yes, I said evil. It’s the evil voice that convinced you to wear that mask in the first place. What would the […]
My student began her 4-minute-safety-moment presentation… “My sister-in-law was waiting for my brother to come home from work one night. It was getting dark. He must be running late. Finally headlights showed up in the driveway. But they weren’t his headlights. It was his manager and the safety manager. Three days later we buried my brother.” […]
Happy New Year! Most business professionals who attend my class will start snickering when I act out how business presentations often begin… “Hi everyone. For those who don’t know me my name is John Houser and I’m in the marketing department. Our VP of marketing asked me to come down here and show you guys some of the […]
My good friend Sara Canaday has a new video training available on Lynda.com and LinkedIn Learning. I’ve had the privilege of working with several of the same corporate customers as Sara. All of her customers love what she brings to the workshop! Below is her announcement on the new training. I’d encourage you to check it out.
All the best,
Russ
p.s. Sara’s book, You According to Them, is also a great read for leaders!
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As always, thank you for your interest and support. Wishing you and your family a beautiful holiday season.
All the best,
Sara
You’ve probably heard the expression before… if people don’t get things done it’s either because they don’t know what to do or they don’t know how to do it. Good sales managers know that setting a goal (what to do) for the team is important to drive success. But the best sales leaders know there is more to it […]
Conflict was the next topic for the class. I asked for a volunteer to stand next to me and make a fist. With no other directions to my volunteer, I made a fist and placed my knuckles directly against his. Slowly I pushed my knuckles into his with greater pressure. As I leaned more into his fist […]
My wife calls me at home and says, “Russ, I’m lost! Must be solar flares or something because neither of my gps devices are working. I need you to give me directions so I can get home.” Before I can give her any directions, what is my first question for her? “Where are you?” That’s right! It […]
Have you ever had a prospect become non-responsive right before you close the sale? Have you ever experienced a failure and wondered how you could’ve prevented it? You can avoid the potential paralysis of these situations by leveraging three forms of reasoning. I’m not a scholar of classic rhetoric and I don’t pretend to be one on […]
My student pulled me aside during our break to ask me a coaching question with regard to her recent classroom presentation. “When I was speaking, did you notice anything peculiar about how I was speaking?” When my students present for the first time, I often pick up on distractions in speech or body language, but doing […]
