You only get one chance at a first impression. In this video Andrew Bryant, CSP shares some powerful tips for making a great first impression when you have to present in front of an audience.
The road to hell may be paved with good intentions but this is usually because of bad execution.
An intention is a frame of mind that drives action, when you have a clearly defined intention you gain a laser like focus and begin to take action. Effective execution occurs when intentions are transformed into well thought out behaviours.
People can often read your intentions but the world rewards your effective execution. Here are four questions to ask:
Here is a short video on intentionality when it comes to public speaking:
Learn from my good friend and colleague, Ian Berry, Alexander Blass and myself about how doing good is great for your business and your life – Singapore, August 17, 2010. (click the image for details).
The fear of public speaking can paralyse otherwise confident inviduals; in this video you will learn how to overcome that fear.
Footnote: Experienced NLP practitioners will recognise the embedded frames and state inductions in this video.
If there is any hypnotic trance state that is the ultimate one for a Neuro-Semanticist, it is the genius state. But no, the use of the word genius does not mean it is a hypnotic state for increasing your I.Q., that’s not the purpose of this particular trance. Instead this is the induction into a state of being all there. It is a state of absolute focus on one thing. Normally, when you experience it, you are in a powerful state of concentration and absorption. And when you are there people may think that you have really tranced out or they may think that you really have fabulous powers of focus and will power. The genius state is a state wherein you are in “flow” and even better, you can turn the flow state on and off at will. Continue Reading »
Just a quick note to say that I will be speaking on Influence at the Singapore Leadership Development Congress on Monday.
I have a limited number of complimentary tickets available so if you want to learn about leadership and influence and are in Singapore, contact the organisers and mention this blog and they will have a ticket emailed to you (whilst stocks last).
See you there? Andrew Bryant,CSP
This short video will certainly help.
The following behavioural markers should give you a clue:
When I am conducting workshopswithin an organisation I hear the following complaints from dis-empowered of demotivated employees:
Motivated and enaged employees are more creative and productive; disengaged employees will lose customers, money and have more accidents at work. Therefore to re-engage employees you should talk to your staff and listen to the answers. Ask questions like;
Of course if you ask these questions you must be prepared to do something about the answers otherwise it will increase cynicism.
And what if you are feeling de-motivated and disengaged? Then get back in touch with what your work means to you above and beyond the paycheck. What about your work gives you an intrinsic sense of achievement? Ask yourself, “if this was my company, how would I behaving?” Above all look for the fun and pride in what you do because your work is an extension of who you are (see posts on Self Leadership).
In Australia, almost one half of organisations are not effective in finding and developing leaders, which identifies some critical challenges for employers if they are to take advantage of the economic recovery – this situation has been revealed in a recent study by Drake International.
The report, Gearing up for Growth, found that 44% of organisations rated themselves not effective in finding and developing leaders. Furthermore, improving retention of skilled employees was the most important people challenge facing employers in a growing economy. This was mirrored in the report’s findings that 72% of organisations expect to face skills shortages this year at the same time as accelerating staff turnover, with one-quarter of employees expecting to move employers in 2010.
“With economic recovery now gathering pace, as further evidenced by the IMF forecast, employers are recognising that they have a critical challenge to remotivate and engage their workforces [and] leadership will be one of the key drivers behind the growth that corporate Australia and businesses will have to focus on.”
Improving the retention of skilled employees was also top of the list of people management priorities for employers (94%). Whilst this is an Australian study, the same could be said of countries such as Singapore. This situation is partly caused by cutting back on leadership development during the downturn and so the wisdom of a strategic approach to leadership development is now evident.
Source: Human Resources Leader
As a Leo/Ox I don’t believe much in hororscopes 
but with Chinese New Year celebrations in full swing I cannot ignore the current zeitgeist.
According to the Chinese Zodiac, the tiger is a symbol of power and authority and therefore leadership; unfortunately the style of leadership represented is poor on relationship.
Poor people leadership is something I encounter on a daily basis; just recently I was conducting a Coaching for Managers program and one senior manager told me his boss had refused to attend saying, “I don’t believe in that s#!t”
On the flip side I have been working with some great people, recently, who really believe in developing people-skills and are seeing the business results to confirm their belief.
If this is your first or fiftieth time reading this blog, I hope my posts, in some small way, make the Year of the Tiger profitable, productive and harmonious for you.
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
