We fear change. Our brains fear change. Laying down a new neural pathway takes energy and attention! How can you get your team, your customers, or your partners to change? Peter Denning and Robert Dunham’s The Innovators Way is my favorite book on … [Read more...] about Persistence and patience = real change
Who’s reading/listening/watching?
In June, we talked about the power of soundbites. They stick in our ears. We can remember them for years. Want to reach into a human’s mind? Use a soundbite! But what if your message is getting intermediated by AI? If the human is not watching … [Read more...] about Who’s reading/listening/watching?
Know your nervous system
Helping clients face their stage fright is a core communications coach capability. A brilliant Eng VP knows exactly what she needs to say, she has a great demo prepared, she has credibility with her audience. The only thing she doesn’t have is … [Read more...] about Know your nervous system
Ready, Set, Go!
Oh my goodness it's almost conference season again! How did we get here? You are giving a big talk at your user conference. Whether you’re on the main keynote stage addressing all audiences or doing a breakout just for AI developers, you know you … [Read more...] about Ready, Set, Go!
I love Murderbot
Image courtesy of AppleTV.com If you've been spending time wondering what's going to happen to humanity as AI gets more and more ‘Super’ and more ‘Generalized’, may I recommend The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells? The first four novellas … [Read more...] about I love Murderbot
Context switching is mood switching
The most disciplined leaders I know are able to shift not just their minds but their moods as they move from one topic to the next in a day’s worth of meetings. Are you leading people? If you had an awful budget meeting with your SVP right before … [Read more...] about Context switching is mood switching
Is panic a strategy?
Ryan Holiday’s The Obstacle Is The Way, is the perfect read for anyone facing huge unexpected, constant change. LIKE ALL OF US RIGHT NOW. Our nervous systems may go a bit crazy, which messes with our ability to make good decisions. Here’s Ryan on … [Read more...] about Is panic a strategy?
Stack rank your worries
When nothing feels certain, it can really help to focus on the basics. Don’t know whether or how tariffs will impact your business or what you’ll say about them when they do? Don’t know how the latest foundation model or lightweight open source model … [Read more...] about Stack rank your worries
Oh my, 11 years!
Eleven years ago, when I started poseycorp, I did not know what I did not know, and I did not know what I would never know. That may be true for all of us. The world keeps changing in ways and at speeds I’m sure many of us wouldn’t have imagined. And … [Read more...] about Oh my, 11 years!
Politicians suck, but they are great repeaters
“Oh look at that shiny thing over there! Everyone’s talking about it! I’d much rather talk about that than our boring old messaging!” says the founder. “Please kill me now,” says the PR person (to herself only of course). Because the “boring old … [Read more...] about Politicians suck, but they are great repeaters
