Deep Conversations; Connections So Sweet
October 6, 2019
I sat there at breakfast on the last day of the Berrett-Koehler Author’s Retreat in Wisconsin wondering what felt different. As I walked to the clean-up station and emptied…
Tag: communication
What Can Project Managers Learn from Introverted Leaders?
February 17, 2019
Who Are Project Managers? I have always admired project managers (PM’s). Their organization and ability to pull together disparate projects on deadline and under budget is impressive. Often promoted…
Paraguay: A Land Where Conversation Counts
December 23, 2013
How It Came To Be That I Found Myself In Paraguay “Where is that?” was the question I was most asked before heading down to Paraguay this past Thanksgiving. I…
Making Your Presentations Pop
June 14, 2013
Presentations are evolving in intriguing ways. Quiet Influencers who can synthesize data by packing a powerful visual punch win points. Many of my introverted clients find that the…
Do We Have To Talk Out Everything?
March 22, 2009
Two introverted participants in a recent communications seminar told me how frustrated they both were. What about? It turns out their company wants them to “talk out” project ideas to a variety of people outside their internal group. This is the new expectation in their culture – that they float ideas in the early stages. These introverted leaders are concerned that this reluctance to carefully think through ideas before sending them half baked into the “corporate universe”results in lower quality output.
A Multiplier of Misunderstandings for Introverts and Extroverts
February 6, 2009
When was the last time you came back to your office and listened to 100 voicemails? More likely you responded to the many emails in your inbox.
I reached my saturation point a few weeks ago after I realized that I had not one live conversation all day.