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 | Aug 26, 2020 | Persuasion
Stop Using These — Unless You WANT People to Tune You Out As an English major and a Listener (see who you are), spoken and written words have always been important to me. Yes: I’ve been accused of finding typos in menus at a restaurant (remember those?)...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jul 28, 2020 | Leadership, Video
Here Are Their Top Three Strategies I began the year with a goal: interview between 50 and 100 leaders — from musicians to Instagram influencers to CEOs to social workers — and ask this deceptively simple question: What is your secret to building rapport...