This CEO Will Inspire You To Rewrite And Live By Your Company Mission Statement
When the world's best golf pros tee up at the U.S. Open on Thursday in Pebble Beach, four of the top five golfers will pull a TaylorMade M5 driver out of their bag. Tiger Woods used it to win the Masters in his storybook comeback and Brooks Koepka will be using it as...
Graduates Who Excel In ‘Soft Skills’ Will Be Irresistible To Employers
Earlier this month an anonymous bidder paid $4.5 million to have lunch with Warren Buffett. If the bidder asks Buffett for career advice, we already know what the billionaire will say—and it won’t cost you a dime. “Communications skills are the first area I would...
Amazon Leadership Meetings Start In Silence. Why Yours Should Too.
Former Amazon executive John Rossman recalls attending meetings of the company’s senior leaders (S-teams) and sitting in silence for fifteen or twenty minutes before an active discussion began. During that silence, CEO Jeff Bezos and the other senior leaders were...
Four Creative Tips From The Savannah Bananas Success Story That Can Help Any Business Stand Out
The summer college baseball season is in full swing. If you've never heard of college summer baseball, you're not alone--the games aren't usually well attended. It's a different show in Savannah, Georgia--literally. How baseball became the family event of the season...
The 6 Steps Steph Curry Uses To Prepare Under Pressure
Basketball star Stephen Curry will take his fifth consecutive trip to the NBA Finals. And when Curry's Golden State Warriors take the court against the Toronto Raptors, Curry will mentally prepare himself for the championship game--as he has for every other game. In a...
Simple Pitch Tips From Canva CEO Melanie Perkins Who Turned Her Idea Into A $2.5B ‘Unicorn’
“We like to set crazy big goals and make them happen,” Canva CEO and co-founder, Melanie Perkins, told me in a recent conversation. Crazy big understates Canva's rare and remarkable accomplishment. Canva is one of only 300 or so private companies around the globe that...
Tyrion’s Monologue In ‘The Game Of Thrones’ Finale Is A Lesson For Real Life Leaders
Ask Game of Thrones fans about the final episode and you’ll get an earful. There’s no shortage of opinions on social media. While the finale might be debated for years, what isn’t up for debate is that the show scored a home run for HBO, setting a record with 19.3...
Top Golfer Brooks Koepka’s Simple Mantra That Helps Him Dominate The Sport
Brooks Koepka dominates professional golf at the moment. On May 19, he won the PGA Championship, his fourth major win in the last 23 months. He has started eight major tournaments and has won 50 percent of them. Dominance might be an understatement. Commentators who...
Find Your Purpose And You’ll Find Your Voice. An Important Lesson From Apple CEO Tim Cook
Apple CEO Tim Cook has a reputation for being an operations genius. He has a reputation for keeping an almost super-human work schedule. But comparisons to his former boss, Steve Jobs, have kept him from earning a reputation as a great public speaker. That's about to...
Four Steps To Building A Memorable And Captivating Presentation
Jeff Bezos dislikes PowerPoint. For executive meetings, Bezos prefers six-page "narratively-structured memos" with stories and sentences. In other words, no bullet points. How, then, would the Amazon founder deliver a presentation about his latest big idea--a moon...
The 7 Word Success Principle From Buffett And Munger
At the 2019 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting, Warren Buffett and his investing partner, Charlie Munger, spent hours answering questions that would have tested anyone's mental energy. The fact that Buffett is 88 years old and Munger is 95 made the event...
The Real Story Behind The Allied Forces Winning WWII And How It Can Help Your Business Succeed
The secret weapon that helped the Allied powers win World War II nearly didn’t see the light of day. The U.S. Navy had the tool in its possession for eighteen years and didn’t even know it. The weapon was radar. In 1922, two engineers—including the Navy’s senior radio...
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A Two-step Strategy To Create A Persuasive Presentation
Watching IPO road shows is an excellent way to improve your presentations because every word, story, and slide is crafted for maximum impact. If you're building a business presentation for investors or customers, Uber's IPO pitch is one worth studying in particular....
Reach Bold Goals With This 3-Step Strategy
In Nine Lies About Work, Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall examine the myths that surround leadership in today's workplace. I spoke to both authors-- Buckingham is a New York Times bestselling author who founded the 'strengths revolution' after studying leadership...
Malala Credits Her Father For Giving Her The Voice That Changed The World
Malala Yousafzai was just eleven years old when she discovered the power of her voice to advocate for a girl’s right to education. Six years later, she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the youngest-ever Nobel laureate. Malala credits her father, Ziauddin, for...
Melinda Gates Brilliantly Balances Stories With Statistics In Her New Inspirational Book
Melinda Gates has developed her skill as a storyteller because she knows this fundamental secret of persuasion: Statistics don't inspire, stories do. Her new book, The Moment of Lift, can make you a more persuasive speaker on any topic, but it's not about...
New Research Shows How You Use Gestures In Your Presentations Matter More Than You May Think
The next time you pitch an idea, pay attention to what you’re doing with your hands and arms. Your gestures communicate more than you think. According to new academic research, entrepreneurs who use gestures to underscore their message are considered to be more...
Emotional Stories Deepen Your Connection With Your Audience – Use Them
People are easily bored. We tune out of conversations when our mind wanders. Every once in a while, however, we hear a story and we pay attention. We pay attention to stories that we relate to. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden had an emotional moment on...
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase Won’t Hire You Unless You Do This
JPMorgan Chase is the biggest bank on the planet and employs more than 250,000 people. Its CEO, Jamie Dimon, is ranked among the world's best CEOs, according to Barron's. He knows how to hire and promote future leaders. The first thing he looks for in a job candidate...
Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s Storytelling Skills Help Him Stand Out In The Democratic Field
For more than twenty years I’ve studied, interviewed, and spoken with business and political leaders who have mastered the art of rhetoric to capture the imagination of their stakeholders. I’ve met with CEOs and billionaires, entrepreneurs and scientists, presidential...
Ray Dalio Creates A Simple, Compelling Narrative To Convey A Complicated Topic; Reforming Capitalism
Simple writing is hard work. Explaining complex subjects in a way that's simple but not simplistic is tough to do. That’s why I follow business leaders who think about communication as much as I do. Those leaders include Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and...
Learn How To Be A Better Leader By Understanding What Followers Need
If a business book teaches me something new—and offers a fresh perspective on leadership—then I know it’s a rare find in the category. Nine Lies About Work is just such a book. It’s so thought provoking, I contacted the authors to speak with them directly....
Learn From Lyft’s Clear and Consistent Mission
I don't work for Lyft but I know the company's mission better than many people know their own company's own mission statement.Mission statements serve as a company's North Star, pointing everyone in one direction. A short, powerful and consistent mission...
Five Effective Communication Strategies From The Lyft IPO Presentation
At Lyft's highly-anticipated IPO roadshow company executives attempted to convince investors that it's worth $23 billion.The banks that underwrite IPOs have a lot at stake in roadshow presentations because major hedge fund and mutual fund investors are...
Storytelling Legends Share Their Insights At The Apple TV + Launch
“Great stories can change the world,” according to Apple CEO, Tim Cook, as he introduced Apple TV +, the new service that will carry original content from A-list filmmakers. Cook is right. Great stories can change the world as do the storytellers who...
Optimism: The Secret To Warren Buffett’s Success for 77 Years
March 11th, 2019, is an important anniversary for Warren Buffett. It was 77 years ago that Buffett bought his first stock. He was only 11-years-old and spent his entire life's savings of $114.75.In a fascinating and insightful section in this year's...
Children Need Stress And Struggle To Learn, Adapt And Grow More Resilient
The college admissions scandal that made headlines this week is troubling on many levels. Bribing coaches and officials to admit students to elite universities is unethical, immoral and illegal, of course. According to the New York Times, the bribery...
Create Five-Star Service Experience For Your Customers The Ritz-Carlton Way
Award-winning service doesn’t just happen. It starts with great stories shared each and every day. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, the only hotel brand to win the Malcolm Baldridge national quality award (twice), is a brand built on storytelling. In his...
If You Want Your Ideas To Catch On Master The Art Of Metaphor
One of the secrets to Warren Buffett's success as an investor is big-picture thinking. He doesn't get caught up in doom-and-gloom headlines or day-to-day fluctuations of any individual stock. Explaining his strategy isn't easy, which is why Buffett relies...