A critical 21st century success skill for leaders is to be able to communicate and provide feedback effectively. Barbara’s cheeks were burning red. Her heart rate was galloping, ready to jump out of her chest. Her palms are sweaty, clammy, and cold. She could barely hear what the looming figure standing in front of her was saying. That’s because Barbara’s …
So many fascinating anecdotes, we had to create a Part II Click here to listen to Part I of this two-part series: Episode 14: Former Cisco CTO Monique Morrow on Using Tech To Do Good (Part I) A quick refresher on Monique Morrow: She is a former CTO at Cisco and the current President at two tech start-up firms based …
Monique Morrow Knows Tech Monique Morrow is a former CTO at Cisco and the current President at two tech start-up firms based in blockchain. She is the President and Co-Founder of The Humanized Internet, a non-profit organization focused on providing a digital identity for those individuals most underserved. She is also the President of The VETRI Foundation, whose mission is …
Peter Metzinger Knows Marketing PETER METZINGER is the Owner & Managing Director of Business Campaigning, a strategic consultancy specializing in «impossible missions» in branding, marketing, and communications. He’s also the co-founder of evAI Intelligence, helping companies develop tailor-made Artificial Intelligence solutions. Peter’s trademarked business campaigning® model was used at the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Open Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In …
Who Is An Agile Leader? How do charismatic leaders like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk capture an audience? Hint: it’s not by getting up on stage and talking about their own wants and needs. No, the secret to great leadership is this: great leaders understand their audience (employees, peers, bosses) and speak to their audience’s needs. In other words, Steve …
Can You “Do” Authenticity Wrong? Yes! If you’re using “authenticity” as an excuse for justifying your bad habits and behaviors, then you’re definitely misusing it. Authenticity is not about sharing or acting on every thought that comes into your mind. Authenticity is not about trying hard to be unique among a crowd of people. Authenticity is not justifying thoughtlessness by …
Why Goal-Setting Usually Doesn’t Work Do you ever have that panicked feeling of being overwhelmed by a mounting to-do list or is that just me? Where do I start? What’s the next step? Agh! In this episode of Level Up Your Leadership, I break down for you three easy steps to goal setting that bring about clarity and an easy …
A New Format Since launching the Level Up Your Leadership podcast, many people have asked me why I interview other people but don’t share my own tips and experience. Great question! Let’s change that! In this episode, I am sharing my most fundamental secret to successful business and executive coaching: my proprietary coaching method framework. WHY . WHAT . HOW In …
I think most of us have a love-hate relationship with speaker panels. On the one hand, the experts featured are a fantastic source of information, experience, and thought-provoking insights. On the other hand, many panels can be (really) boring to watch. Panelists rambling without a clear point or providing information that’s too technical and not entirely relevant to the audience… …
Ambiguity is an (inevitable) part of our everyday life, causing many of us stress, distress and uncertainty. Instead of being paralyzed by fear, here are 5 ways to instantly embrace the unknown and move forward with certainty. John* was overwhelmed by all of the ambiguity he faced at work. The pace of work moved far too quickly and he …
