- Three Quick Tips for the Meeting Facilitator
Facilitating a meeting can be frustrating. Often, nothing gets accomplished. People start talking among themselves, or they start texting on their phone. No one seems to know where the meeting is going. To get results, you need to understand some key principles.
- Why Your Career May Stagnate
Don’t think because you have an MBA or Advanced Certifications that you will automatically rise in an organization. We all know people who move up quickly without the credentials you have. When someone fails to move up, we notice the following problems. Small networks. “Stuck” professionals are not well known. They may have developed some […]
- Tell a Story and You’ll Connect
Most people begrudging attend meetings with vendors or salespeople. They look upon them as an interruption. The last thing they want when they are busy is more information about a product or service thrown at them. When they actually do meet with you, they are often distracted and pre-occupied- anything but focused on you. In addition, when the meeting is over, they quickly forget your message as they move from meeting to meeting. Your job is to pull distracted executives into your world; otherwise, all your hard preparation is for naught. Your one-time golden opportunity may be lost forever.
- Are You Inadvertently Killing Your Career?
Everyone wants to succeed, to move up the ladder. To ensure success, we strive to attain advanced degrees and multiple certifications. What we don’t think about is how little missteps can sabotage a promising career and ruin one’s reputation to boot. While these gaffes are not of catastrophic proportion, they add up and undercut any […]
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