So the Donald Trump era has ended. Not with a bang or a whimper, but an angry snarl and a graceless “concession-without conceding” tweet. And if the President’s chief political asset – his populist charisma – proved unable to save him, doesn’t it mean this will forever after be considered toxic as a leadership [ more » ]
(This is the 3-minute read with optional links for extra detail) What is Communicate Charisma? Why should you take our self-assessment test, and how could it help you? Look around your workplace and you’ll some people are more effective than others at stating their case persuasively, at generating empathy, and communicating with authenticity. Just a [ more » ]
Ever find yourself shouting back at the radio when politicians relentlessly parrot their messages, skipping questions from breakfast-time interviewers? Ever found that although your own project is world changing, the pitch just won’t fly until you can truly get under listeners’ skin? Ever felt your true light shine failed to shine at an all-important job [ more » ]
If your CEO bungled an all-important product launch due to a combination of over-confident assumptions, poor market research and wooden communications skills, he (or she) would be out within hours, right? If, however, this same lame-duck CEO clung on against attacks from a newly-invigorated rival in the face of a plunging share price, getting support [ more » ]
Once upon a time, narrative was the word used to describe the compelling storytelling that garnered Oscars, made box-office hits, churned out literary page-turners and even underpinned brilliant business plans. But definitions change: These days the very same word is used to describe something that’s simply not true. Increasingly, narrative means a sequence of facts [ more » ]
Utopia, Vision, and Narrative: Is there a real Philip Dru out there? If you don’t like White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon and the effect he’s having on American politics, take heart: his polar opposite is out there somewhere. A century ago a real man who in his day was every bit as powerful as [ more » ]