Just as every hue in the rainbow can be traced back to a mix of primary colours, can human behaviours and the ways we communicate them, be boiled down to a recognisable pattern? Alas, humans don’t conform to colour theory. In fact, if there’s one truly consistent thing about human behaviour, it’s that people behave [ more » ]
“So how does Communicate Charisma Work?”
We constantly get asked what is the scientific basis or proven methodology that underlies the Communicate Charisma system. I wish there was a one-liner to answer this, but there isn’t. So if you really need to know, please be patient. Just as the “hive” model pictured above took time to build, so our explanation has [ more » ]
Still Firing, but with feeling
Just like the sending and receiving of Christmas cards, the distribution of pink slips or redundancy notices terminating employment within any company is a ritual that follows complex rules. Nevertheless, firing triggers powerful feelings of anxiety and exclusion, providing managers with some of their toughest communication challenges. The firing process can be outsourced and impersonalised, [ more » ]
Life skills reflect your charisma
The following text appears in A World Book of Values, featuring descriptions of 365 values edited by Patrick Somers and Kate Stephenson. It was published in 2015 and contains a foreward by Richard Barrett, whose values methodology it explores. The descriptions of “Life Skills” and “Congeniality” were penned by Richard House, architect and founder of [ more » ]
In Praise of Congeniality
The following text appears in A World Book of Values, featuring descriptions of 365 values edited by Patrick Somers and Kate Stephenson. It was published in 2015 and contains a foreward by Richard Barrett, whose values methodology it explores. The descriptions of “Life Skills” and “Congeniality” were penned by Richard House, architect and founder of [ more » ]
Follow My (more charismatic) Transformational Leader
Transformational Leadership has been widely studied by executives in large organizations for decades. And today it’s relevant to those with responsibility for enterprises of every size and shape – and indeed to every individual. Because we believe leadership is primarily exercised using communication, we explore how charisma can empower transformations great or small. And how [ more » ]