by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 12, 2015 | Leadership
I was one of the thousands drawn to the “David Bowie Is” exhibit at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art. It may be that resolutions already seem passé in the second week of the new year. (We can all be fickle that way.) But whether or not you’re a fan of Bowie’s...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Aug 12, 2014 | Leadership
You know they will be there, waiting to drain the spark from your new ideas and any enthusiasm from anyone else in the room. Here are the first two of the worst people who can show up and muck up your meetings — and how to remove their fangs. The “That...
by Franklin Wordsmith | May 1, 2014 | Leadership
I believe that if the spotlight is on us 24/7, eventually we’ll do something stupid. As business leaders, in a sense, we really are being watched: by our clients, our employees and those we report to — and maybe even investors and the media. While our...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 8, 2013 | Leadership
Maybe it’s the first time you’re standing in the doorway to a room of people you don’t know. You’re swallowing hard because there’s no saliva in your mouth. That’s because all of the moisture in your body has moved to your sweaty...
by Franklin Wordsmith | May 20, 2013 | Leadership
Most communication can benefit from more thought and fewer words. We’ve all been subjected to them. The memos that go on forever. The 200-page self-help book that was really only one good magazine article. The presentation that takes 10 minutes to get to the...
