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November 18, 2014 by Tom Leave a Comment

Geeks: You’re doing your demo backwards!

In this Geek Leadership Essentials Podcast, I connect with Peter Cohan of Second Derivative. Peter is an expert on incredible demos and has some great ideas that will help with product demos and EVERY presentation you ever give! 3 reasons your demos fail today How your best demo is accomplished with a single click Why doing […]

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Filed Under: Blog, Geeks, Podcast, Sales, Software Development

October 7, 2014 by Tom Leave a Comment

Who is John C Maxwell, and Why Should I Care?

Who is John C Maxwell, and Why Should I Care?

Many times when I tell people I am partnered with John C. Maxwell they say “Interesting.  Who is John Maxwell?” I smile because I remember when I didn’t know who he was. It was more than 15 years ago when I was first introduced to John. I was a geek working on technical projects.  I had […]

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Filed Under: Blog, CEO, CEO Essentials, Coaching, Communications, Employee Engagement, HR, IT, Lead Others, Lead People Who Lead People, Lead Yourself, Leadership, life, Project Management, Sales

April 21, 2014 by Tom Leave a Comment

Connecting is about others – and I BLEW it!

Connecting is about others – and I BLEW it!

Today’s Story Last night my eight year old daughter suggested a family walk, and as four of us set out she asked: “Dad, can you talk to me on our walk tonight?  You usually just talk to mom, not me.”OUCH!  It’s true. Most of the time when Holly and I go for a walk we […]

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Filed Under: Coaching, Communications, Leadership, life, Project Management, Sales, Today's Action Point

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Duration: 1:00

But I HATE emojis!

Duration: 0:56

Creating connection in a virtual world

Duration: 13:18

Will you be the next success story?

Duration: 1:47

What caterpillars can teach us about coronavirus

Duration: 1:58

Are you tired? Want to find your footing?

Duration: 2:27

How to Work From Home Without Hurting Your Career – An Interview with Bobby Dewrell

Duration: 28:36

Do people matter?

Duration: 0:52

Remote Meeting Tips

Duration: 15:22

How adaptable are you?

Duration: 10:55

Managing stress and fear as we navigate the new normal

Duration: 12:35

Tips for working from home

Duration: 12:27

How my family is responding to the Coronavirus

Duration: 17:11

Clean up your workshop!

Duration: 0:52

Do you need a “back brief”?

Duration: 0:56

Is COVID-19 a crisis, or an opportunity?

Duration: 0:50

What do you really value?

Duration: 0:56

I *needed* a mentor – free guide

Duration: 0:59

What if you’re wrong?

Duration: 0:53

I messed up – and was lucky

Duration: 0:53

Do you feel overwhelmed by busy-ness?

Duration: 0:38

Problems? Nothing a re-org won’t fix, right?

Duration: 0:58

I didn’t mean it like that!

Duration: 0:55

A great coaching option

Duration: 0:59

You’re doing it wrong!

Duration: 0:54

As simple as possible, but no simpler

Duration: 0:58

Who knows about your plan?

Duration: 0:50

Where to find peace & hope in uncertain times.

Duration: 0:56

Don’t waste it!

Duration: 0:34

They just could not settle their argument!

Duration: 0:56

Is he a sexist or is he rude toward everyone?

Duration: 0:56

Is family/social pressure holding you back?

Duration: 0:58

He smelled bad, and I had to talk to him about it!

Duration: 0:59

How to recover from a dumb move

Duration: 0:57

Why do we care about justice?

Duration: 0:47

People take “risks” when they feel safe to fail

Duration: 0:46

Do you control your temper?

Duration: 0:54

Get out of the house!

Duration: 0:56

You need some P.I.E. to speed up your career

Duration: 0:50

Give quick negative feedback

Duration: 0:54

If you need to say “no” – just say it!

Duration: 0:35

Why can’t we hit our numbers?

Duration: 0:41

Adulting means showing up when you’re sick

Duration: 0:55

Bonus Episode – A New Kind of Responsibility

Duration: 22:25

The key to personal finance

Duration: 1:29

Will you be ready when opportunity comes?

Duration: 2:04

What about your character?

Duration: 1:28

What if you had a mentor?

Duration: 1:31

What about jerks?

Duration: 0:46

Are you curious about this mini lesson?

Duration: 1:52

The one question to ask when you want a raise

Duration: 1:54

The next tool you need in your leadership toolkit

Duration: 1:37

Finding a fault – thinking about thinking

Duration: 1:28

Two kinds of men

Duration: 1:34

Land on your back?

Duration: 0:58

What about YOUR dream?

Duration: 2:03

Challenged to change ourselves

Optimist? Pessimist? Leader?

Duration: 1:33

Special message for subscribers to the Becoming a Geek Leader Podcast

Duration: 3:01

Using Meeting Minutes and a Boss who Manages by Text Messages – Sea:3Ep:10

Duration: 26:09

What is Product Management? – Sea:3Ep9.5 Bonus

Duration: 27:19

Dr. Kim Ruyle – True Experts and the Law of Respect – Sea:3Ep:9

Duration: 37:15

Outsourcing – Career Planning – and the Law of Addition – Sea:3Ep:8

Duration: 33:46

BGLS3E7 – Resolving an Old Conflict – Your Big Play of the Day – Law of Solid Ground – Sea:3Ep:7

Setting Expectations, Nonverbal Communcation, and the Law of Navigation – Sea:3Ep:6

Who is in Charge, Law of Process, and Better Hiring – Sea:3Ep:5

Bonus: Your “2017 Personal Offsite Planning” tool Sea:3Ep4.5

Duration: 20:01

Burning Bridges and Team Meetings – Sea:3Ep:4

How to Get More Recognition and 3 Hats You Need to Wear – Sea:3Ep:3

Duration: 30:03

Yellow Lights and Getting Buy-In for Your Ideas – Sea:3Ep:2

Duration: 32:52

Getting Consensus – Great Teams and Paula Paul on Diversity in Tech – Sea:3Ep:1

Duration: 51:53

Powerfully Simple Meetings – Thought Leader Interview with Bryan Field – Sea:2Ep:10.6

Duration: 31:42

3 Lessons I Learned from almost cutting my thumb off – Sea:2Ep:10.5

Duration: 17:44

Employee Performance Problems and How to Have Effective 1-1 Meetings – Sea:2Ep:10

Duration: 41:34

Bonus: “Sully” – leadership lessons from the movie – Sea:2Ep:9.5

Duration: 24:03

Team Culture and the One Email Reply Rule – Sea:2Ep:9

Duration: 29:48

11 Steps to Resolving That Conflict at Work- Sea:2Ep:8

Duration: 28:44

Performance reviews & crazy product owners – Sea:2Ep:7

Duration: 29:54

When is Done “Done?” When to Share Bad News & Office Politics Sea:2:Ep6

Duration: 28:23

Stupid Customers and Setting Priorities Sea:2Ep:5

Duration: 23:59

Dealing with a disrespectful team member Sea:2Ep:4

Duration: 35:14

Living Clearly in a Blurry World – Sea:2Ep:3

Duration: 27:06

How to Recover From a Mistake – Sea:2Ep:2

Duration: 19:53

Team Culture and Self-Awareness – Sea:2Ep1

Duration: 33:19

Finale and Season Recap – Sea:1Ep:10

Duration: 30:51

Charles Rutstein Interview – Sea:1Ep:9.5

Duration: 49:44

How to Resolve Conflicts at Work (& How to Delegate Effectively) – Sea1Ep:9

Duration: 32:40

Who Do You Know – Who Knows You – and Why That Matters – Sea:1Ep:8

Duration: 25:10

Career Planning – Strategy and Development Plans – Sea:1Ep:7

Duration: 30:06

The One Simple Change to be a Better Leader – Sea:1Ep:6

Duration: 36:56

Getting the Most from Remote Team Members – Sea:1Ep:5

Duration: 29:26

Dealing with Difficult People – Sea:1Ep4

Duration: 27:15

Christmas Bonus episode: Who wants some Pi? Sea:1Ep:3.5

Duration: 15:44

About That Promotion You’d Like… – Sea:1Ep:3

Duration: 22:35

The 4 Levels of Listening AND How to Write Better Emails – Sea:1Ep:2

Duration: 22:12

How to get people to want to help you – Sea:1Ep:1

Duration: 14:18

What is Becoming a Geek Leader All About? – Episode 0

Duration: 15:36

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