Episode 119 – Managing tough (and great) conversations
Episode 119 – Managing tough (and great) conversations December 9, 2019 12 minCall Back Episode – Focus, people! December 2, 2019 15 minCall Back Episode – It’s a good time to say thanks November 25, 2019 10 minCall Back Episode – Why do AAR’s frequently fail? November 18, 2019 14 minEpisode 115 – Noise filters: media consumption November 11, 2019 14 minEpisode 114 – Talk-to-talk temptation November 4, 2019 14 minEpisode 113 – Recommended Reading: The flood is coming October 28, 2019 12 minEpisode 112 – Does that resonate with you? October 21, 2019 12 minEpisode 111 – The basics of trimming October 14, 2019 10 minEpisode 110 – Interviews to transition to your next reality October 7, 2019 14 minEpisode 109 – Is multitasking a mistake or management skill? September 30, 2019 11 minEpisode 108 – Present listening and preaching to the choir September 23, 2019 9 minEpisode 107 – The connection between comedy and clarity September 16, 2019 15 minEpisode 106 – Providing senior leaders communication counsel September 9, 2019 13 minEpisode 105 – Quiet Time: the sweetest sounds September 2, 2019 15 minEpisode 104 – The rhythm of repetition August 26, 2019 11 minEpisode 103 – Why 1-on-1’s are mutually painful August 19, 2019 13 minEpisode 102 – Building a better elevator speech August 12, 2019 12 minSounding off on “NOISE” August 7, 2019 15 minEpisode 100 – Questions & Answers (Q&A) July 29, 2019 13 minEpisode 99 – Practical presentation principles July 22, 2019 12 minEpisode 98 – Batching July 15, 2019 10 minEpisode 97 – Make a recommendation July 8, 2019 10 minEpisode 96 – Irrelevant July 1, 2019 12 minEpisode 95 – Forced to focus June 24, 2019 14 minEpisode 94 – Enduring a culture of long and confusing June 17, 2019 12 minEpisode 93 – The promise of prognosticators June 10, 2019 13 minEpisode 92 – Has TED jumped the shark? June 3, 2019 11 minEpisode 91 – How to find your voice May 27, 2019 11 minEpisode 90 – Do introverts have the advantage? May 20, 2019 12 minEpisode 89 – When you just don’t care May 13, 2019 11 minEpisode 88 – Communicating when you’re on edge May 6, 2019 11 minEpisode 87 – Nodding loops: real or imagined? April 29, 2019 12 minEpisode 86 – How you show up April 22, 2019 10 minEpisode 85 – Micro-preparation April 15, 2019 12 minEpisode 84 – Napoleon Dynamite April 8, 2019 9 minEpisode 83 – More senseless note taking April 1, 2019 12 minEpisode 82 – Being deliberate March 25, 2019 9 minEpisode 81 – Clarifying communication preferences, part 1 March 18, 2019 11 minEpisode 80 – The illusion of immediacy March 11, 2019 13 minEpisode 79 – Empty the trash March 4, 2019 7 minEpisode 78 – The single biggest writing mistake February 25, 2019 12 minEpisode 77 – Many meanings of the word brief February 18, 2019 11 minEpisode 76 – Why performance reviews crush morale February 11, 2019 11 minEpisode 75 – A lazy man’s load February 4, 2019 10 minEpisode 74 – The loss of civil discourse January 28, 2019 12 minEpisode 73 – Why commander’s intent drives subordinates crazy January 21, 2019 11 minEpisode 72 – Preparing for chance conversations January 14, 2019 11 minEpisode 71 – It’s a good time to say thanks January 7, 2019 10 minEpisode 70 – Meeting agenda design December 31, 2018 11 minEpisode 69 – Hitting mute more often in your life December 17, 2018 17 minEpisode 68 – Why do AAR’s frequently fail? December 10, 2018 14 minEpisode 67 – Talking yourself through adversity December 3, 2018 13 minEpisode 66 – What’s an insight and why do they matter? November 26, 2018 13 minEpisode 65 – Sabotaging your organization from within November 19, 2018 11 minEpisode 64 – More like tennis, less like golf November 12, 2018 10 minEpisode 63 – Asking much better questions November 5, 2018 14 minEpisode 62 – I couldn’t articulate the strategy October 29, 2018 12 minEpisode 61 – The failure of open floor plans October 22, 2018 14 minEpisode 60 – Time to say goodbye October 15, 2018 10 minEpisode 59 – It takes a hurricane to get people to talk October 8, 2018 11 minEpisode 58 – Perception management: facts and feelings October 1, 2018 14 minEpisode 57 – Is “time posting” a word? September 24, 2018 9 minEpisode 56 – Aim small, miss small September 17, 2018 11 minEpisode 55 – What to do with my hands? September 3, 2018 10 minEpisode 54 – Tune into AM 101 August 27, 2018 15 minEpisode 53 – Motivational speeches might help the other team August 20, 2018 16 minEpisode 52 – Tune into FM 101 August 13, 2018 14 minEpisode 51 – Hating the gift of feedback August 6, 2018 12 minEpisode 50 – The Uber talk test July 30, 2018 13 minEpisode 49 – Saying no July 23, 2018 14 minEpisode 48 – Curbing a culture of meetings July 16, 2018 15 minEpisode 47 – Did that conversation ruin me? July 9, 2018 14 minEpisode 46 – Working to get fired or hired June 25, 2018 9 minEpisode 45 – My father’s three favorite phrases June 17, 2018 9 minEpisode 44 – Unpacking your e-mails June 11, 2018 13 minEpisode 43 – Smartphone bans coming June 4, 2018 14 minEpisode 42 – Not valuing a volunteer May 29, 2018 14 minEpisode 41 – A good story breaks a tie May 21, 2018 14 minEpisode 40 – Warning: explicit messages May 14, 2018 12 minEpisode 39 – Pitfalls of progress reports April 30, 2018 14 minEpisode 38 – Hey, listen to why it’s so difficult April 23, 2018 13 minEpisode 37 – The single most important thing April 16, 2018 12 minEpisode 36 – Ready, player one April 9, 2018 14 minEpisode 35 – The dread of silence April 2, 2018 12 minEpisode 34 – The minister for loneliness March 20, 2018 13 minEpisode 33 – Focus, people! March 13, 2018 12 minEpisode 32 – When words become worthless March 8, 2018 11 minEpisode 31 – An info-junkie crack house (Brain Basics Part II) February 26, 2018 15 minEpisode 30 – Penguins on an Iceberg (Brain Basics Part I) February 20, 2018 14 minEpisode 29 – Go to sleep January 30, 2018 15 minEpisode 28 – Are smartphones addictive brain candy for kids? January 22, 2018 15 minEpisode 27 – Training people to ignore a safety briefing January 15, 2018 14 minEpisode 26 – Stay tuned. Fans aren’t really. January 9, 2018 13 minEpisode 25 – The BRIEF Lab Annual Report December 28, 2017 10 minEpisode 24 – An argument against persuasion (and for civil discourse) December 18, 2017 15 minEpisode 23 – Senseless note taking December 12, 2017 14 minEpisode 22 – Conversation highjacking December 4, 2017 11 minEpisode 21 – Is there power in repetition? November 27, 2017 13 minEpisode 20 – Bite your tongue November 20, 2017 13 minEpisode 19 – Avoiding an audience double standard November 13, 2017 11 minEpisode 18 – Why is listening so hard? November 6, 2017 15 minEpisode 17 – Quiet time October 27, 2017 13 minEpisode 16 – Getting some people to talk more (not less) October 23, 2017 13 minEpisode 15 – Confident leaders don’t get it October 17, 2017 13 minEpisode 14 – The uncomfortable allure of a crucible story October 9, 2017 14 minEpisode 13 – Leaders we all love deliver precise praise October 2, 2017 12 minEpisode 12 – Knowing if a meeting should’ve been an e-mail September 25, 2017 11 minEpisode 11 – Bearing the heavy burden of delivering bad news September 19, 2017 14 minEpisode 10 – Signs your team is not on the same page April 11, 2017 15 minEpisode 9 – Concise writers are ruthless redactors April 1, 2017 15 minEpisode 8 – Great messages are as simple as 1-2-3 March 28, 2017 15 minEpisode 7 – Tesla’s not-so-secret strategy March 21, 2017 15 minEpisode 6 – Owning a message that’s important March 14, 2017 11 minEpisode 5 – Why people struggle to get to the point March 7, 2017 10 minEpisode 4 – Hoping vs. knowing your point got across? February 28, 2017 10 minEpisode 3 – Does a moment of anger make you rant and repeat? February 23, 2017 10 minEpisode 2 – Pitching a bright idea February 16, 2017 10 minEpisode 1 – Job interviews: no time for an interrogation February 9, 2017 10 min