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What Executives Get Wrong at the Beginning of Every Meeting
“Let’s take 30 seconds to introduce ourselves.” You’ve heard it countless times. Names go around the room, and as each person speaks, you nod along, but you’re not really listening. You’re rehearsing about what you’ll say when it’s your turn. The moment comes. You deliver your introduction. The meeting moves on. Later, you realize you […]
Improving communications habits usually isn't high on the list when thinking about how to make better impressions. Yet, how you communicate – especially responsiveness and follow through – influences impressions you make. Not only do these behaviors impact what colleagues, partners, vendors, clients, investors and other contacts think about you as an individual, they impact […]
Body language and nonverbal cues (eye contact, expression, posture, movement etc.) significantly influence what people think and feel about you, especially when meeting you for the first time. You make impressions on others almost instantly (anywhere from a fraction of a second to seven seconds, according to various studies). This means that you need to […]
How can I improve at office politics without compromising my integrity or authenticity? Whenever smart people compete for limited resources, the climate gets political. Since resources are always limited, you will always have to deal with politics in the office. Many of us think about office politics as a game that must be played, or […]
