by Jacqueline Farrington | May 22, 2014 | calm under pressure, executive presence
How many times have you started a task only to be pulled away by an email or a phone call? Then you start another task only to get pulled away. After several hours, you have succeeded in responding to myriad other concerns, but your original task remains unfinished...
by Jacqueline Farrington | May 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Do you remember the old game of “telephone”? A group of kids would sit in a circle and one would come up with a statement and pass it to his neighbor by whispering in her ear. Then she would pass it to the next, who would pass it to the next, and so on. If the message...
by Jacqueline Farrington | May 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Effective leadership and strong executive presence come from more than a strong business plan or deft resource allocation. They also grow from your ability to connect, inspire, and galvanize a team to move the company forward. The words you choose have incredible...
by Jacqueline Farrington | Apr 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Data is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, we have to have the data to back up our work. On the other, nothing kills a presentation like a data dump. How many pitches, presentations, and earnings calls have eaten your day away with processions of data-filled...
by Jacqueline Farrington | Apr 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Are you the first one out of the foxhole? During World War I in France, General Douglas MacArthur told a unit commander before a dangerous charge, “Major, when the signal comes to go over the top, I want you to go first, before your men. If you do, they’ll follow.”...
