During the Academy Awards ceremony, I noticed a common theme from the presenters and winners, which was the importance of telling a good story. No matter what kind of movie, the best movies have the best stories. The best actors typically come from the best movies.
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I had the pleasure of hearing E. Gordon Gee speak at a dinner several years ago when I taught in the Integrated Marketing Communications program at West Virginia University. I was so impressed with his ability to connect with the audience that I wrote an article about it back then and included his story in my book, “Prescribing Leadership in Healthcare.” He uses a lot of self-deprecating humor in his stories because it leads to high viral probability when posted on social media.
Here is the video from the event. Even if you only watch part the video, you will learn something about incorporating storytelling into your daily leadership practice.
Continue reading “Lessons From a Master Storyteller”Empower Your Storytelling With the ‘Right Stuff’
Leaders need to be good storytellers, but if their storytelling doesn’t have the ‘Right Stuff,’ it may not be as effective.
Watch the video to learn about delivering the:
- Right Story, to the
- Right Audience, at the
- Right Time, with the
- Right Message
What Professional Leaders Do – Part 6: Continuous Improvement (video)
This is the last in the series of six videos on the various aspects of professional leadership. In this video, we will discuss the importance of Continuous Improvement in one’s leadership journey.
Continue reading “What Professional Leaders Do – Part 6: Continuous Improvement (video)”What Professional Leaders Do – Part 5: Leadership Coaching & Mentoring (video)
This is the fifth in the series of six videos on the various aspects of professional leadership. In this video, we will discuss the role coaching and mentoring takes in one’s leadership journey.
Continue reading “What Professional Leaders Do – Part 5: Leadership Coaching & Mentoring (video)”What Professional Leaders Do – Part 4: Leadership Reflection (video)
This is the fourth in a series of 6 videos with this one covering leadership reflection. In this video, we discuss how professional leaders reflect on their leadership encounters and prepare to improve on the outcomes in the future.
Continue reading “What Professional Leaders Do – Part 4: Leadership Reflection (video)”What Professional Leaders Do – Part 3: Living Leadership (video)
This is the third in the series of six videos on various aspects of professional leadership. In this video, we will discuss how professional leaders ‘live’ their vision through their daily leadership practice. Watch the video and learn more about professional leadership approach or register for one of our online leadership training programs. Tell us how you live your leadership in the comments below.
Continue reading “What Professional Leaders Do – Part 3: Living Leadership (video)”What Professional Leaders Do – Part 2: Visioning (video)
This is the second in a series of 6 videos with this one covering leadership visioning. Watch the video and learn more about professional leadership approach or register for one of our online leadership training programs. Tell us about your leadership vision in the comments below.
Continue reading “What Professional Leaders Do – Part 2: Visioning (video)”What Professional Leaders Do – Part 1: Assessing (video)
In this video I discuss what professional leaders do. This is the first in a series of 6 videos with this one covering assessing leadership abilities and situation. Watch the video and learn more about our professional leadership approach at leadingeveryday.com where you can also enroll in one of our online leadership training programs.
Continue reading “What Professional Leaders Do – Part 1: Assessing (video)”What is Professional Leadership? (video)
In this short video, I explain how professional leadership training differs from other leadership development approaches. Watch the video and enroll in one of our online leadership training programs.
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