by Franklin Wordsmith | Nov 12, 2019 | Leadership
It was one of the best moments in my executive communication coaching career.Chief HR Officer “Bill” was working with me before rolling out a new company-wide human resources program. We video recorded him doing a trial run of this announcement. He did a...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 29, 2019 | Leadership
There seems to be a continuum on how people deal with culture issues. At one end are those who say. “This is amorphous and intangible and hard to pin down!” At the other, they state, “We need to quantify and measure this!”As usual, a solid...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 1, 2019 | Leadership
I remember the first time I heard about the second type of person who says “no” to you at work: Dead Weight Danny. My mother was the chief of the Midwest Property Division for the Department of Defense. She had a job open up, interviewed candidates, and...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Aug 29, 2019 | Leadership
OK: I fixed my issue with YouTube! You can either watch the video or read the article.The Cold, Hard TruthA lot of times we suffer from something called “frozen thinking.” This is when we have such a long and deeply held belief in something that we no longer question...
