If I have an Achilles Heel, it’s the fine art of networking. I’ve never been very good at it. It plays to my deepest insecurity: rejection. You can give me a topic, 10 minutes of prep, an audience of 100 people, and I’ll be fine. I read once that Henry Fonda used to vomit before going [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Connection’
Regarding Networking Skills: by Ricardo González
Posted in 7 Skills for 21st Century Leadership - Discussed, Networking, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Connection on June 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Regarding Communication and Connection Skills: by Ricardo González
Posted in 7 Skills for 21st Century Leadership - Discussed, Communication and Connection, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Connection on June 13, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Effective leadership hinges on one simple idea: to move a group of people to action, you have to connect with them. Leadership born from anything other than connection is temporary at best. For a leader’s influence to endure in such a way that it is clear that their former followers carry on his legacy because [...]
Voice in the Art of Connection
Posted in 21st Century Awareness, tagged Authenticity, Brand, Connection, Experience, Impact, New Confidence, Voice on April 19, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Imagine a Stradivarius violin – a beautiful work of art meant to share its sound – snapped in a case, hidden in an attic, and never played. Too often this is a metaphor for a leader’s voice; locked away and silent. The leader’s voice – freed by A New Confidence – is as timeless as [...]
Confident Engagement
Posted in The Skill of Confidence, tagged Authenticity, Collective, Commitment, Connection, Engagement, Impact, Love, Story, Storytelling, Understanding on March 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
In my book, Wading the Stream of Awareness, my wife’s favorite chapter is the last, entitled simply – Love. I began that chapter with, and structured it around, a poem I wrote. To my leader: I need you to be you Afraid I’m not of who you really are I’m only afraid if you cannot [...]
Trust and Community (Community Trust)
Posted in Trust, tagged Community, Connection, Freedom, New Confidence on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When one trusts oneself, there is creative energy released for universal service. When you trust yourself to keep the commitments you make for yourself, you are more free to give in the world; in your community. In the 21st Century, community has taken on a more inclusive meaning; our communities are no longer limited by [...]
Skill 4 – Part B: Career Connections
Posted in 21st Century Skills, 7 Skills for 21st Century Leadership - Discussed, Networking, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Awareness, Connection, Focus, Love on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Networking is 21st Century marketing for the leader. An intentionally constructed and caringly maintained network is a rich, interactive storehouse of knowledge, information, and resources. The larger encounter is intended for sharing. As an aware, focused, and loving leader, you create career connections that are founded on mutual meaning. A career connection is someone who [...]
