The other night my 18 year old son and I watched Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It is a thoroughly enjoyable movie, premised on the simple notion of what would have happened if the murderous Mansion Family had not ended up at the Polanski/Tate house but instead at their neighbour’s.
Today is my birthday. And I am thinking of #1 how lucky I am, and #2 the many people who have influenced me and helped me on my journey. I thank you all – and today I want to celebrate one. Twenty years ago, at our company annual meeting, we had a guest speaker named …
You know we are endlessly passionate about using stories in presentations instead of “blah blah” talking to slides. Here are three simple ways to use stories in any presentation to any audience: 1) A personal story Some people say open with a joke, but our experience is that you had better make sure it is …
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When CEO Satya Nadella took over the reins of Microsoft in 2014, the company was in dire need of a makeover. The stock had not moved in years. Its aggressive, competitive culture had created a cadre of mostly white male leaders fighting over their fiefdoms. And it had grown complacent relying on revenue from Windows.