“The state of being calm and in control of oneself.” “Psychological stability." “Keeping cool under pressure.” Check, check (kind of) and check. As I pore over definitions of what composure is, I started to wonder if I could skip this lesson. But then I found this... “Composure is not letting your emotions become obstacles.” Hmm... … Continue reading Composure
Before I start on my Composure lesson, I want to talk about me....though I think that is anti-charisma (We’ll figure that out during the charisma lesson). Regardless, I read my last post and realized how incredibly hard I am on myself! One of the things that I want to be sure of is that I … Continue reading A Lot of Geeky, With a Touch of Levity
As I mentioned in my previous post, my first step in my journey to executive presence is self-reflection. I recently asked our field marketers to self-calibrate their skills in each of the tools in our tech stack. So it's fitting for me to honestly self-calibrate my executive presence. I think I'm self-aware enough to know … Continue reading Self-Reflection
I read an article today from an engineering professor in London that proclaimed "people under 40 expect everything to ‘just work’ and have no idea what to do when things go wrong." As with anything which maligns any generation, her comments have been met with anger among those in the generation and praise with those over 40. … Continue reading Yes, Danielle George, Young People Don’t Know How to Fix Anything
I have a love/hate relationship with technology. It's connecting us to the people and the things in our lives. At the same time, being constantly connected is making us crave instant gratification and instant validation. What's instant validation? Let's take an event in recent history that we can all relate to: the "Binders Full of … Continue reading How Instant Validation is Making Us Dumber
I recently read a HubSpot blog post, in which the author questions industry thought-leader Don E. Schultz, who says that social media is killing brands. You can read the full article, but in short, Don argues that as more people use social media, the less they care about any particular brand. Basically, as consumers move … Continue reading Social Media is Leveling the Playing Field, Big Brands Beware
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