Boldly Conquer Your Speaking Fears

As a communications coach, I work with speakers in a variety of fields; some are top executives running large companies and others are entrepreneurs struggling to get their startups off the ground.  Some are very wealthy while others have poured everything they have...

Why Leaders Need Tiger’s Ex-Caddie

When Steve Williams carries the bag for Australian golfer Adam Scott in this week’s PGA Championship, a lot of eyes (and ears) will be on Williams to see if he’s put aside the anger that led him to make some controversial remarks after his new boss won the Bridgestone...

Because He’s Steve Jobs . . . and You’re Not

In the movie Crazy Stupid Love, Steve Carrellplays an awkward forty-something man whose wife wants a divorce.  As he’s getting used to life as newly single, he meets the dashing, smooth-talking character played by Ryan Gosling who takes Carrell under his wing.  In one...

How Smartphone Habits Undermine Leadership

Your “habit” of checking emails, Twitter, and Facebook messages on your smartphone might have turned into a full-fledged addiction.  That’s the argument of U.S. and Finnish researchers in a new study published in the Journal of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing.  On...