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Executive Presence Starts with Good Communication
We often get to a position of authority in an organization based on specific skills – marketing know-how, problem-solving abilities, technical competence. A number of clients come to VoicePRO® when they reach the executive level and find that the skills that got them to the top aren’t enough anymore. Once the ability to keep a […]
8 VoicePRO® Skills at the Heart of Executive Leadership Development
Conflict Management We’ve all seen conflict in the workplace. Team members who snap at each other. The heated gossiping in the coffee room. The he-said/she-said accusations that erupt in your office. Maybe it’s been going on so long, you’ve simply written it off as an annoying but unavoidable fact of work life. Think again. There’s […]
Build your executive skills with questions, not answers
Six ways to help build your leadership skills I’ve worked with so many leaders – from entrepreneurs to company presidents to first-time managers – who think their job is to have all the answers. They couldn’t be more wrong. First of all, no one has all the answers. Second, and perhaps more important, the all-knowing boss trains […]
Keep your presentation short and tweet
Communication skills get Twitter-ized I’ll be honest. Twitter sounded like a crazy idea to me. Who can say anything about anything in 140 characters? And who cares anyway? After two months (and realizing I’m not omniscient), I decided I should get a Twitter account to see what it was all about. (Experiential learning is part […]
4 Communication Skills That Will Help You Project YOU
Did you see the article in The Atlantic magazine? The End of Men, the title reads. Women outnumber men in the workplace, and there are more female than male managers, according to author Hanna Rosin. It’s a timely reaffirmation of what we’ve long taught at VoicePro about communication skills. We shouldn’t think in terms of […]
Executive Leadership Training: 5 tips to tap your career potential
It happened to me twice in the same day, just last week. Two colleagues, both in their early 50’s, who work for two different companies, were bemoaning the instability in their job situations. Both shared a sadly similar version of the same sentiment: “This job needs to last me at least 8 more years.” Unfortunately, […]
Corporate Team Building Exercises, are Questions the Magic Bullet?
You want your team to be stronger. You want to fix problems. You want your organization to improve. So you devise a plan, call a meeting to make something happen ASAP, right? Not so fast. If you want real change, a top-down mandate may not get you to the goal quickly — or ever. Instead […]
8 Facilitative Leadership Skills to Bring Out the Best Ideas
Updated: September 19th, 2018 A business colleague of mine used to have a saying: “In a perfect world, I get to make all the decisions. In the next-best world, SOMEBODY makes all the decisions.” While I appreciate the desire for clarity in marching orders, my years of VoicePRO® experience teaching leadership skills to organizations confirms it’s […]
Sales presentation training unleashes “geek power”
Expand your technical sales force: empower your technical experts A technical sale is, by definition, complex. It can require a lot of man-hours and knowledge. You may want to add more sales professionals, but a tight economy is working against your budget. Here’s a frequently untapped resource to consider: your technical experts. If you’re laughing […]
Corporate Leadership skills for managing dramatic change
What to say after you’ve said “You’re fired.” No, this isn’t a Human Resources column. In fact, I’m sure any HR professional worthy of the name would tell you never to use the phrase, “You’re fired.” (Donald Trump, take note.) It’s not a column on what to say to a dismissed employee either. That’s the work of […]
