Over the years, I have created videos to help me explain certain concepts I am trying to teach. This achieves two goals: the videos can be consumed on demand, and they allow me to provide a visual of what I am describing instead of having to rely on each person’s imagination. Due to the complexity […]
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Want to get out of a ticket … follow Traci’s advice!
As a professional speaker and strategic planning facilitator, I have a lot of balls to juggle on a week-by-week basis. So, I use a third-party source for administrative support. Sheila Moland of Pressing Engagements is that source, and she helps me in more ways that I can count. As a part of her services, she […]
Reverse Brainstorm To Great Insight
In July, I teach two weeks at the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Colorado (GSBC). One of my students once showed me a great video called “7 Ways to Maximize Misery.” The idea is to get people to focus on happiness by showing how absurd it is to embrace being miserable. I […]
How to Ensure Your Customers Doubt You
I have, for years, been an AT&T Wireless customer. For the most part, AT&T has provided great service and, with few exceptions, has shown they are a company that understands how to engender loyalty from their customers. However, over the last two days, I have had to seriously question continuing to use them as a […]
Is Virtual Reality Tomorrow’s Reality?
On a rainy afternoon in Lakewood Colorado, I stepped into a nondescript building through two bar doors to experience the latest in virtual reality (VR) technology. I had learned about Head Games VR from Jeff Kauffman, group president of FirstBank, the second-largest bank in Colorado. I had been sharing my thoughts with Jeff on the […]
Evidence of MetaCognition in Practice
I met recently with Threesa Boyd of South Georgia Business + Culture Magazine. We were talking about her editorial calendar for the magazine and the possibility of me penning an article on leadership for an upcoming issue. I suggested that she consider an article on metacognition. “I remember you talking about that at the summit!” […]