Body language & silent dinners – listening beyond words as a leader
Are you listening beyond words as leader? Tony Boobier shares why leaders need to pay attention to body language, emotions and coded messages
Tag: communication
Can you hear the Sounds of Silence with your listening?
How can silence help you listen better & others think more clearly? Plus, 5 tips for effective listening from business mentor William Buist.
Data Visualisation 2 – because there is so much to Data-Driven Design
Why Data Visualisation 2 (2nd Edition) from Andy Kirk will help you become a better data visualiser and what you will find in this important resource.
It takes a village to help you master difficult conversations as a leader
It takes a village to raise you as a leader able to master difficult conversations. So, hear advice from Martin Squires, Harry Wilkes & Rob Kellaway.
Might an insightful question be the key to your difficult conversation?
When faced with a difficult conversation, how can leaders use incisive questioning? How can an insightful question help? Mentor, William Buist shares how…
Communicating bad news, 8 practical tips to help leaders
8 practical tips for leaders on communicating bad news well, or as well as possible. Experienced leader, Tony Boobier shares how to do this even in lockdown
Why most leaders suck at giving useful feedback and how you can
Why do most leaders suck at giving useful feedback? Guest blogger, Kevin Watson, shares his experience of a feedback approach that really works.
So much more to learn at the first #datavizlive online, chair’s reflections
My reflections from chairing the first-ever #datavizlive online, with quality Data Viz speakers from across the globe. Here are my first 3 insights from day
Times like these call for “Extra” Ordinary Leadership – focus on people
Why & how to deliver “extra” ordinary leadership to your team during this crisis. Guest blogger, William Buist, shares 7 tips for leaders to focus on people
Marketers working from home, how to survive it, part 2
Part 2 of Simon Daniel’s tips for marketers working from home. 3 more ways to keep productive, maintain team morale & encourage collaboration.
#datavizlive part 2, Data Viz from testing to emotion & finally beauty
Why #datavizlive in London was great! Continuing my debrief. In #datavizlive part 2 I share lessons from dataveyes, Emma Cosh, Xocas & David McCandless.
Values-based Leaders need to Show not just Say how they are different
Do you tell your team the values you want them to have or do you show them? Guest blogger, Annette Franz, shares why leaders need to show not just say.