by Lisa Parker | Dec 15, 2020 | communication skills, Listening skills, Positive Impression, Presence
Once upon a time, there was an amazingly talented business professional with a bright future. Let’s call her April. As her coach, my job was to help prepare April for advancement, a delightful engagement since she exhibited a strong commitment to the coaching...
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 | Dec 17, 2015 | Listening skills, Presence
A dear friend sent this to me… So, this year I’m giving you 3 presence tips: 1. Be Careful When Texting The December 9th Journal of Neuroscience reports that intense visual focus on something can diminish our capacity to listen. That’s right. The...
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...
by Lisa Parker | Mar 9, 2015 | emotional intelligence, Leadership, Listening skills
Words of wisdom you can implement in a minute or less! “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” — Winston Churchill Attention managers: Difficult conversations are difficult for both...
by Lisa Parker | Jan 21, 2015 | Listening skills, Presentation Skills
Because Sleek and Trim Messages Are More Popular! Yep, it’s true. Verbally skinny message are more popular, while verbally obese messages are ignored like the garlic dip on prom night. People who can be concise and still complete are 27% more likely to have...
