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One Tip to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills Immediately
Even people who speak in public or give informal talks regularly confess that they often feel uncomfortable or not as effective when they have to speak off-the-cuff in an impromptu manner. Because we articulate our thoughts when we speak informally, we can have a...
3 Questions to Help You Be Clear About the Value You Bring
In a recent conversation with a woman who wanted to reinvent herself in a new career, she shared her dream of creating a fashion stylist business. When I asked her why she hadn't moved forward to realize her dream, her answer was this: "Why would anyone want to hire...
One Attribute You Need to Keep Moving Forward
When I worked at a large publishing/media company earlier in my career, there was a key attribute we looked for when hiring any employee---but especially when looking for leaders. Since the news is fast-moving, urgent, and constant, you can easily miss the latest...
Power Commandment: Thou Shalt Practice Keen Listening Skills
Listening is one of the most powerful interpersonal skills you can possess. Are you a good listener? What I find in my work as an executive coach, is that we often think we are better at this skill than we actually are. Since we have so much information coming at us,...
Ask Janet: Power Commandment–Thou Shalt Not Use Tentative Language
In this 3-minute episode of "Ask Janet", I discuss something I see so many people I work with do unconsciously when they communicate. Padding messages with qualifying, tentative language is a common habit that serves to take away from the power of what we are...
Ask Janet Power Commandment: “Thou Shalt Not Personalize or Get Defensive”
Ever personalize things or get defensive? Welcome to the human club! One thing to remember is that defensiveness is a major personal power buster. When we get defensive, we become reactive and are in a mode to protect and defend rather than to listen and understand....
Ask Janet: Stop the Comparison Game
Many of my clients, especially women, confess to constantly comparing themselves to others and feeling inadequate in comparison, despite their own achievements. It is as if a standards game is being played-- with the comparison producing a winner and a loser. This...
3 Empowering Mantras to Help You Create the Future
Are you feeling like a victim? Perhaps you feel stuck and are having trouble moving forward? We are often victims of our own thinking patterns that prevent us from moving forward. In this episode of "Ask Janet", I discuss three simple mantras that shift your...
3 Simple Habits to Adopt for Complex Times
How often do you feel like you are "over your head?" Do you often feel like you are no longer in control and spend your day reacting and searching for answers that you and no-one else seems to have? If you're like most of the leaders I encounter, this is a common yet...
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