This is What I Sound Like

This is What I Sound Like

I spent six hours in a recording studio this week reading my book (Validated: Add Value. Build Trust. Be Seen.) out loud. That’s a lot of talking, even for me. I’ve given speeches, taught classes and led workshops. I’ve facilitated executive...
Executive Invisibility Is a Business Risk

Executive Invisibility Is a Business Risk

Every company manages cyber risk. Every company manages legal risk. Every company tracks financial risk down to the decimal point. None of them are monitoring Executive Invisibility Risk™. Here’s the shift that created it. Opportunity used to knock. A recruiter...
Slow Down, A**hole. We Just Met.

Slow Down, A**hole. We Just Met.

A few friends and I have a running bet. Every time one of us accepts a LinkedIn connection request from someone with “Helping People Do X…” in their headline, we start a stopwatch. We call it TTP. Time To Pitch. Five minutes? Ten? Fifteen if they’re playing it...