The Socratic Method for the Modern Leader

I love answering people’s questions. It fills my ego with an almost perverse sort of glee when somebody comes to me with a question I definitively know the answer to. The joy my ego derives is directly linked to the unspoken power I now wield over the other person. Now, you might disagree, thinking the…

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The Body Language Masterclass (Part Two)

You are already an expert at reading Body Language. Your ability to read the meaning behind people’s words happens almost entirely on a subconscious level. It’s a skill you’ve been honing since you were just a little baby, back when words were nothing more than a bunch of funny sounds. Much of our survival as…

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The Body Language Masterclass (Part 1)

In the world of body language, there is an often quoted study conducted by Professor Mehrabian which found that only 7 percent of what we communicate is verbal, whereas the remaining 93 percent is non-verbal. Of that non-verbal portion, body language comprised 55 percent, while tone-of-voice made up the remaining 38. If true, that’s a…

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Breaking the Multitasking Myth

multitasking myth

Raise your hand if you think you’re an above-average multitasker. Okay, so obviously I can’t see you through the computer, so I have no idea how many of you actually raised your hands (hopefully it was more of a mental hand raise than a physical thing anyhow). Lucky for us, I’m not the first person…

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