Posted on August 21, 2008 by Randy Goruk
How are your presentation skills ?
Specifically, how are your speaking skills ?
Many leaders underestimate the importance of developing their speaking skills. After all you only have to deliver a speech every once and awhile and you’ve gotten pretty good at just winging it. So why bother – right ? WRONG !!
Usually you are to busy too perfect the [...]
Filed under: Presentation Skills, Self Development | Tagged: delivering a good speech, Leadership, leadership self development, Presentation Skills, speaking skills, speeches | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 31, 2008 by Randy Goruk
Although there many ways to help leaders develop in their role – leadership seminars, leadership workshops, mentoring, coaching from the boss, leadership professional coaching, self development plans – utilizing a leadership 360 degree feedback survey is the best place to start.
A leadership 360 degree feedback survey is a tool in which leaders rate themselves and receive [...]
Filed under: 360 Degree Feedback, Communication, Developing Your People, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Professional Coaching, Self Development | Tagged: 360 Degree Feedback, communication skills, individual development plan, leadership competencies, leadership development, leadership professional coaching, leadership seminars, leadership training, leadership workshops, leadership360 degree feedback survey, mentoring | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 28, 2008 by Randy Goruk
I found the Randy Pausch Last Lecture video and book very uplifting and inspiring – full of life and leadership lessons. If you haven’t seen the video, you can see it here … and you can get the book here.
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Brick Walls Are There For A Reason
While describing obstacles, in Mr. Pausch’s book on page 79 – [...]
Filed under: Character, Communication, Presentation Skills, Self Development, Strategic Planning | Tagged: brick walls, Leadership, leadership decisions, randy pausch, the last lecture | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 14, 2008 by Randy Goruk
I found the Randy Pausch Last Lecture video and book very uplifting and inspiring – full of life and leadership lessons. If you haven’t seen the video, you can see it here … and you can get the book here.
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Drive Carefully
“Just because you’re in the drivers seat, doesn’t mean you have to run people over”. (pg [...]
Filed under: Character, Communication, Culture, Presentation Skills, Team Building, Values | Tagged: communicatiion, Leadership, leadership power, leadership skills, motivation, randy pausch, the last lecture | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 26, 2008 by Randy Goruk
A couple of months ago I was invited to be a judge at an International Career Conference for DECA.
DECA is an international association of high school and college students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality and marketing sales and service.
My role was to provide real world evaluations of high school student business skills [...]
Filed under: Passion, Presentation Skills, Strategic Planning, Team Building | Tagged: business plans, business skills, DECA, innovation, leaders of the future, Presentation Skills, recruiting future leaders | 1 Comment »
