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How to use structured communication techniques to develop a strategy (not just describe it)
Two of this week's coaching sessions shone a very bright light on how storylining is about much more than 'putting words on a page'. It's about surfacing the ideas that we want to convey.So, this week I will focus on how you can use a storyline rather than how you...
Interview – Building A Winning Career
Well, Bill certainly did not disappoint in this morning's interview!Bill shared career insights that are hugely relevant to all of us, no matter where we are in our careers.He gave me a new idea for addressing current challenge and judging by the chat messaging others...
How to be ‘compelling' rather than just ‘clear' when communicating
Have your senior leaders ever told you they have been 'swept away' by your recent paper? It was a first for my client, a Chief of Staff at a national brand too. She was thrilled when her Chief Legal Officer said he was 'swept away' by her recent SLT paper. Nobody had...
An idea to help you visualise complex ideas
Steve Jobs famously said no to PowerPoint. "It's not you, it's us", he said. "PowerPoint presentations somehow give permission to gloss over ideas, flatten out any sense of relative importance, and ignore the interconnectedness of ideas," he is quoted as saying in...
How to discuss risks with decision makers?
When talking about the risks in a recent Board paper with two SLT members, one of them said something very interesting. The risks section SHOULD make us feel uncomfortable. The CTO's view was that if we highlight the things that are keeping us up at night and can...
The best strategy ‘hack' so far …
At this time of year I am naturally starting to think about what comes next. Oddly, this also involves bicycles and icecream. For me it is time to lock critical dates in my diary, checking in with clients to see what they are looking for in the coming year and...
BREAKTHROUGH THINKING STRATEGIES
