by Nina | Nov 15, 2010 | Leadership, Meetings, Team Building
I have a task for you. During your next customer call, or a team meeting – ask about pain points. Delve into the issues that your customer or your team has. Ask for the number one issue and ask for the context so that you can adequately understand it. Now, time...
by Nina | Oct 22, 2008 | Communication, Corporate Performance, Leadership, Meetings, Nina Simosko
As leaders, we often look for lessons and experiences from others in order to help us navigate uncertain circumstances. Moreover, we frequently base our actions on our instincts, which have been formed over the expanse of our lives and professional experiences. Like...
by Nina | Sep 24, 2008 | Communication, Meetings, Nina Simosko
Issue 50 of ChangeThis was recently released. It is a real milestone in the world of ideas and publishing. If you don’t know, ChangeThis provides a unique way of disseminating ideas — with authors submitting a concept for a ChangeThis manifesto, and the...
by Nina | Jul 18, 2008 | Communication, Leadership, Meetings, Nina Simosko
Recently, I wrote a piece on the critical importance of communication. In my opinion, the one core skill that any person needs, be it in business or life in general, is the ability to clearly communicate their thoughts and views. After all, without clear...
by Nina | Jun 18, 2008 | Leadership, Meetings
We have all been there. The meeting. A room full of folks listening to a speaker, occasionally taking the baton and sharing some insight, knowledge or point of view — but generally the talk is all one-way. Research, however, shows us that it is actually the...