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Learn how to deliver Sticky Presentations--Try the R.A.T.E.R. technique

markwhardwick wrote 6 days ago:                          Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “You gain strength, courage and confiden … more →

Tags: Public Speaking and Presentations, Sticky Presentations, Effective conversations, RATER technique, speaking fears, responsiveness, tanigible, Practice, build good habits

The Art of Caring Confrontation-Solutions for Fort Hood and Columbine shootings?

markwhardwick wrote 1 week ago: “When everyone in an organization accepts responsibility, shows respect and holds each other a … more →

Tags: active listening, empathy, Effective conversations, caring confrontation, Art of Caring Confrontation, Stress

Caring and Responsibility Check: Case of Maj. Nidal Malik-- Leadership Failure at Walter Reed Army Hospital

markwhardwick wrote 2 weeks ago: ” In caring I commit myself to the other; I hold myself out as someone who can be depended on. … more →

Tags: Emotional Intelligence, Reflections, David Zwerdling, Major Nidal Malik, Muslim, npr, Psychiatrist, supervisors responsibility, Walter Reed

Health Care Reform "People before Profits"--President Obama's Time is NOW!

markwhardwick wrote 1 month ago: ” It is to late in the day for the House of Reps to buckle-in on the Public Option or the Senate to … more →

Tags: Obama Leadership effects, Politics, health-care reform, Obama as leader

The Power of Empathy--People before Profits

markwhardwick wrote 1 month ago: Power of Empathy “The job of leadership today is not just to make money. It’s to make meaning.” John … more →

Tags: Visionary, empathy, "people first", Workplace frustrations, stewardship, DWYSYWD, Michael Moore

Purpose Centered Performance Leadership: Exercise #4 Feedback and Personal Growth

markwhardwick wrote 2 months ago: “The genuine leader knows it is impossible to grow and develop, without being open to feedback … more →

Tags: people skills, Feedback, coaching, Openness, authentic communication

Assertive Leadership--Message to President Obama on Health Care Reform

markwhardwick wrote 3 months ago: “All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential and unalienable rights. … more →

Tags: Obama Leadership effects, OBAMA EFFECT, health-care reform, assertiveness, Aggressive, Non-assertive, Change Styles

Reflection # 13--Question for President Obama: Are You Tough Enough?

markwhardwick wrote 3 months ago: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stan … more →

Tags: Reflections, Obama Toughness, Challenges, Mouse Story

The Communications Guru--Your Company Caddie!

rpwolg wrote 3 months ago: The Communications Guru—Your Company Caddy A couple weeks ago, I spent some time watching the Open C … more →

Tags: Business, Communication, Executive, Management, sports metaphor

Dr. Mark’s Rule # 5 for Sticky Presentations -- Avoid the Risk of being a Know It All

markwhardwick wrote 3 months ago: We are in deep denial about the difficulty of getting a thought out of our own head and into the min … more →

Tags: Sticky Presentations, Story telling, concise, clear, compelling message, know it all principle, six by six rule

Dr. Mark's Rules: How to Make Presentations Sticky

markwhardwick wrote 4 months ago: “Speech is power; Speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The … more →

Tags: Public Speaking and Presentations, Sticky Presentations, William James, tipping point, Made to Stick, Malcolm Gladwell, heath brothers, MMFI rule, need for recognition

Warning for President Obama: Watch The Downside of Consensus

markwhardwick wrote 4 months ago: “When you win, nothing hurts.” Joe Nameth, Hall of Fame Quarterback for New York Jets Mr … more →

Tags: Obama Leadership effects, Politics, Win-Win vs. Win-Lose strategies, FDR, urgency, Asserativeness

How to make your ideas Stick? Overhaul the Lecture Method 3 comments

markwhardwick wrote 4 months ago: “If I always do what I’ve always done, I’ll always get what I’ve always gotten.” John Dewey, Educati … more →

Tags: active listening, Public Speaking and Presentations

Reflections # 14 Obama's Got It Right on IRAN-LET IT BE

markwhardwick wrote 5 months ago: “There will be an answer – Let it be, Let it be”.   The Beatles President Obama’s … more →

Tags: Reflections, HOPE, Robert F. Kenndy, injustice, Tiananmen Square, iran mess

Law of Leadership Effect: Presenting Stcky Messages

markwhardwick wrote 5 months ago: “The new leader is one who inspires and commits people to action, who converts followers into … more →

Tags: bumper sticker, stickiness factor, memorable messaging, Connected

Leadership's Role In Rebuilding Trust - Lessons From The Harvard Business Review

healingtheworkplace wrote 5 months ago: Hi! What a week! My operating system crashed and I was sans computer for a few days. All is now back … more →

Tags: Workplace Culture, Building Community at Work, Building Workplace Communities, Collaboration at Work, culture of candor, Definition of Transparency, Dialogue, Driving Fear Out of the Workplace, Employees as Stakeholders

Reflections #11: Leadership Dimensions...

markwhardwick wrote 6 months ago: To lead is to dream and do…     to let go of fears and criticism to see beyond the obvious and … more →

Tags: Visionary, Reflections, POEM ON LIVING, here and now

Unique Connect #4: Leadership Presence Key to Positive First Impressions

markwhardwick wrote 6 months ago: “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.”   John Molloy I have be … more →

Tags: Personal Change and Growth

The Challenge From Obama "Yes We Can" Leadership-- Listening to Different voices and be Persistent

markwhardwick wrote 8 months ago: ” You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” Wayne Gretsky, hockey star At Obama’ … more →

Tags: Obama Leadership effects, optimism, Confronting Change, Persistent


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