by Rick Grant | Jan 6, 2020 | Strategy
Chris Voss, former FBI hostage negotiator and CEO & Founder of the Black Swan Group, says that we can pull the emotion out of a situation with labels. If someone is getting angry, slowly tell them, “it seems like you’re angry.” The person pauses a moment to see...
by Rick Grant | Jul 13, 2018 | Strategy
If you are going to say something, whether in writing or in a presentation, make sure that you have something worth saying. Both in business and in writing, listeners and readers generally don’t appreciate people who ramble without contributing anything. currency What...
by Rick Grant | Jul 10, 2018 | Strategy
LinkedIn is an excellent resource for entrepreneurs, businesses and thought leaders who are looking to publish articles, engage with the business community, promote themselves and strengthen their brand. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jonathon M. Lewis But if the...
by Rick Grant | Jun 19, 2018 | Strategy
Like any other aspect of running a business, promotion, content creation and engagement are hard work. And just as you keep a schedule for how often to run payroll, send invoices or file taxes, you should have some basic structure in place for how often you create...
by Rick Grant | Jun 10, 2018 | Strategy
You cannot become a thought leader unless other people can find out what you’re thinking. In-person meetings put severe limitations on the expert who hopes to share what she knows with a national audience. Photo Credit: Pixabay (CC0 Creative Commons) In the recent...
