by Lisa Parker | Oct 4, 2019 | communication skills, emotional intelligence, Leadership, Listening skills, Presence
Likeability, Presence, and Leadership I’ve been coaching a serious-minded young executive on the value of likeability. A few days ago, inspired by that conversation, I started to write this article on likeability, and was thrilled to see that the Wall Street...
by Lisa Parker | Jun 12, 2019 | communication skills, confidence, Leadership, Presentation Skills
Remember playing Make Believe as a child? For that moment, you really believed you were a pirate or a superhero or a fairy with wings. Now, let’s be adult about this! But wait…Have you sat in a theater watching a really well done movie or play, and when...
by Lisa Parker | Jan 30, 2019 | Leadership
George, a successful thirty-something Marketing VP, sat in my office venting his disappointment regarding his last performance review – a review in which he was highly rated. “I got the written document in advance,” he said, “but then we never...
by Lisa Parker | Nov 29, 2016 | A Management Moment, Leadership
Words of wisdom you can implement in a minute or less “Fake it ’til you make it” – Mary Kay Ash, Founder, Mary Kay Cosmetics Attention Managers: Part of your job is to motivate people to step outside their comfort zones in order to stretch and...
by Lisa Parker | Oct 27, 2016 | Leadership, motivation
Words of wisdom you can implement in a minute or less! “A leader is a dealer in hope.” – Napoleon Bonaparte Attention Managers: Part of your job is to give constructive feedback, of course, but never forget that you are the one who can inspire an...
by Lisa Parker | May 27, 2015 | Leadership, Listening skills
Words of wisdom you can implement in a minute or less! “If we are all in agreement on the decision – then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some...
