Tag Archives: Leadership

10 Radically Different Resolutions for 2010

By Connie Dieken | Published: January 5, 2010
Top 10 Communi-lutions to Improve How People Respond to You In Our Distraction-Driven Decade Most of us resolve to shed extra pounds, get out of debt, or be more organized as we strive to reinvent ourselves in the New Year. But as the odometer turns over for 2010, what if we focus on a more professionally [...]
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How to Hijack Your Own Influence during Q&A

By Connie Dieken | Published: July 29, 2009
Executive communication coach and author of Talk Less, Say More, Connie Dieken shares how to handle tough, off-topic questions in today's loosey-goosey world of Q&A. If you do presentations, this advice can prevent you from losing influence. It will prepare you to maintain control of your message. If only President Barack Obama had followed this advice at last week's prime time news conference...
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The Less is More Lesson

By Connie Dieken | Published: June 27, 2009
Executive communication coach Connie Dieken explains why leaders must talk less and say more in today's world. Connie takes South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford to task for his rambling press conference after his six-day disappearing act and philandering scandal and offers tips on how leaders can influence intentionally.
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Is Your Voice Undermining Your Success?

By Connie Dieken | Published: April 29, 2009
Executive communication coach Connie Dieken shares how to use your voice to be more powerful, and why you don't sound like you think you do.
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Credibility Smackdown

By Connie Dieken | Published: March 19, 2009
Connie outlines why Jim Cramer went down in flames on Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show." She explains the essentials of a successful media appearance and details why many leaders are making the same mistakes as Cramer in their presentations and other high-profile communications.
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The 10 Worst E-Mail Habits: Send & Sensibility

By Connie Dieken | Published: February 25, 2009
Is e-mail eating up your time? Tie to practice better word of mouse. Here are the 10 worst e-mail mistakes and how to correct them. The better e-mails you send, the better you receive. Communication expert Connie Dieken shares the new "Send & Sensibility" guidelines.
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Conquer Criticism: Tips to Overcome It

By Connie Dieken | Published: January 27, 2009
We’re living in a harsh, harsh world.  I’m sure you’ve noticed that you can now get a daily dose of cheap shots here on the Internet. Follow the comment section after most web entries and you’ll find boatloads of hyper-critical, snarky comments.  Turn on your TV and there it is again – the Simon Cowell [...]
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Are You a Communicator-in-Chief?

By Connie Dieken | Published: January 18, 2009
Out with the old, in with the new.  As we say goodbye to George Bush and his colorful, sometimes mangled communications, (can you say misunderestimated?) we usher in a new era of oratory. We’re shifting to a new Communicator-in-Chief. What do I mean by this? A Communicator-in-Chief is a leader whose messages are so pragmatic, on [...]
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Do You Share Credit or Hog It?

By Connie Dieken | Published: January 7, 2009
News reports throughout the weekend  referred to Jett Travolta as “the son of John Travolta” and called the boy’s death “The John Travolta Tragedy.”  The boy’s mother was an afterthought in the news reports, if she was even mentioned at all. I realize this is the power of celebrity – John Travolta is a bigger star [...]
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Leaders Who Can't Communicate…Aren't Leaders

By Connie Dieken | Published: December 29, 2008
How poor leadership destroyed the Cleveland Browns and the simple thing the team must do to create a winning culture, once and for all.
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