Even with many years of experience developing leaders, John Verdone (Manager, Global Facilitator Excellence at Development Dimensions International) was struggling to describe just exactly what he did for a living. That is, until one day, when he happened to catch a certain story unfolding on a PBS-like television show and it all clicked. People with strong …
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Companies today are facing a serious issue. While gathering research for an upcoming conference presentation, Scott stumbled into some fascinating research that made him pause about how to address the knowledge gap present in companies today. According to Pew Research Center, members of the Baby Boomer generation represent less than 35% of the total U.S. …
In 2001, Darren LaCroix outlasted over 20,000 competitors from around the globe to become the World Champion of Public Speaking. In Toastmasters circles, Darren’s story is quite well known. In this interview, however, Scott Cooksey asks Darren, one of his earliest mentors in the business of speaking, to pull back the curtains not on how …
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“It’s not always the most popular person who gets the job done.” -Gordon Gekko, Wall Street Are You A LION? WHY? I have had the privilege of working with leaders from over 1,000 companies over the years. My personality is one that suggests I have never met a stranger. Networking is something intuitive for me, …
You become the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” -Jim Rohn, 1930-2009 Several years ago, following some significant, life-changing events, I found myself adrift. I had lost my focus. While I had the “know-how”, my energy for building a business had faded from a roaring fire to a smoldering pile of coals. …
