The most important part of being a great communicator is your message. So shouldn’t that be where most of your energy goes when you’re planning to communicate? Whether it’s for a huge keynote or a senior staff meeting, spend the lion’s share of your … [Read more...] about Say it better!
Say less!
poseyblog’s whole purpose is to help innovators become great communicators. The most important part of being a great communicator is your message. Your idea, your innovation, your cause – you convey these through your message. Delivery is vital, but … [Read more...] about Say less!
Personal mastery is the key to communicating
Personal mastery is a huge theme in Peter Senge’s Fifth Discipline series. It’s a huge theme in Ryan Holiday’s books. It’s a huge theme in Crucial Conversations. In fact, it’s a huge theme in every book I’ve read about leadership. WHY? Because … [Read more...] about Personal mastery is the key to communicating
Mental models and communication
Peter Senge’s The Fifth Discipline is a classic management text. It’s full of gems any leader working to become a great communicator can immediately use. For example, Senge talks a lot about mental models – a person’s pre-conceived, typically … [Read more...] about Mental models and communication
What’s your why?
Do you know your why? As in, why does what you’re doing professionally matter to you? Why do you want to communicate? Why does what you want to say matter to other people? There are a gazillion ways to make a living. You chose what you do. And … [Read more...] about What’s your why?
What moves you to grow and change?
Everyone believes in, hopes for and fears different things. Therefore, we’re all motivated by different things. These quotes are on the wall above my desk: Robert Rodriguez: Action comes before inspiration. Sam Altman: Do a few things … [Read more...] about What moves you to grow and change?
New quarter, new mountains to climb!
Welcome to 2017! Welcome to a new quarter, to new metrics to hit, new obstacles to surmount, new opportunities to capture! Seems like the perfect time for some more bracing Stoic wisdom from Ryan Holiday, author of The Obstacle is the Way and Ego is … [Read more...] about New quarter, new mountains to climb!
Humility, gratitude and grit
I simply adore Dwayne Johnson - he’s as real about hard work, gratitude and humility as any human I’ve ever seen. This December he launched his Seven Bucks Moment campaign, a series of videos that start with him telling his own story of abject … [Read more...] about Humility, gratitude and grit
The steep end of the learning curve
In case you haven’t noticed, poseyblog is wrapping up the year with posts on goals, growth and personal development – to help you leap into 2017 with energy and focus! Here’s Mark Bittman on The Tim Ferriss Show: "Gaining confidence is one of the … [Read more...] about The steep end of the learning curve
Tell me what you really really want
Sports Illustrated’s profile of Sam Hinkie kept me riveted even on a crowded flight with crying babies. I am entirely uneducated about basketball, but I loved reading about his mind, his process, his approach to life. Here’s my favorite bite: … [Read more...] about Tell me what you really really want
