by Franklin Wordsmith | Nov 17, 2020 | Leadership
Use This Process to Get, Hold and Inspire Your People to Act I’ve had one corporate job in my career. Every quarter, there was a meeting for all of the headquarters employees. Initially, I thought this was a great idea. Everybody gets to hear from the chairman...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 30, 2020 | Leadership
What This Means During Election Season I used to believe that good communication could solve every problem. Just get two people in the same room, help them see each other’s humanity and what they have in common, and we could solve the world’s problems. Then I traveled...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 27, 2020 | Leadership
Handling a Visit from Joe Btfsplk This morning, I felt like Joe Btfsplk had moved in. He was a character in the old Lil’ Abner comic strip. (In case you’re wondering how to pronounce his last name, creator Al Capp said it sounds like giving someone the...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 13, 2020 | Leadership
Strive to Be More “Interested” than “Interesting”– and Meet Your Goals “I hate small talk!” said a health care executive working with me to create better relationships with other leaders and her direct reports. “I never...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Sep 16, 2020 | Leadership
Do Three Things to Serve and Engage Your People Before and During Your Meetings “Let’s have a meeting!” Leaders spend a whopping 50% of their time in meetings, with managers following at around 35%. Yet executives believe that 67% of meetings are...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Aug 18, 2020 | Communication Silos, Leadership
Research Indicates Most of Your People Don’t Once upon a time, I applied for a corporate job. At my initial interview, I paused in the lobby and read the vision, mission and values plaques hanging on the wall. Then I made sure to reference these when answering...
