Communication Skills: Why our leaders disappoint us

Communication Skills: Why our leaders disappoint us

Feb. 13, 2012 by

Let’s begin with the bald truth: we draw our leaders from a pool of imperfect beings. Millions of years of evolution have yet to yield The Perfect Leader. We all come from imperfect families, have experiences that blind us or

Public Speaking:  The Big Fat Issue

Public Speaking: The Big Fat Issue

Feb. 7, 2012 by

“Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.” — Teddy Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt was a Republican President who was committed to checking the power of elites. His remark that

Public Speaking is like splitting wood

Public Speaking is like splitting wood

Feb. 1, 2012 by

When I was 12 years old, I went to a canoe camp in northern Quebec. Thanks Mom and Dad. It was great. We paddled for thirty days straight, pitching camp every night, foraging and cutting our own firewood. I was