Talent, confidence & Barbra Streisand
I took my Dad to see Barbra Streisand on Saturday. I was shocked to discover that in 50 years of show business we were witnessing only her 93rd live performance. She confessed that in the 60’s in a concert in Central Park she was on stage and forgot her words. This really hit her confidence…
Spot the difference: Mancini v Ferguson
Interesting to read about the sacking of Roberto Mancini today. There seems to be a growth of opinion that he had poor communication & relationships with both players and the executives and this breakdown was one of the key reasons for his dismissal. Danny Mills on Radio 5 live said of him ‘Basically, Mancini just…
In which we were mostly ignored but did eat a lot of chocolate
This week we went to a trade show. We went as potential buyers/customers and were frankly appalled by what we saw. The products and the services were not the problem, it was the people on the stands. We tried a test out on people. We went past every single exhibition stand slowly. We picked up…
Impact, charisma, gravitas – It’s not what you say that gets remembered but how you say it
We run sessions on Executive Presence – how to build personal impact and gravitas. Some of you reading this blog will have attended one of these sessions. On the programme we talk about personal impact when presenting. I was reminded of this session today when listening to Prime Ministers question time broadcasting from the House…