The Golden Circle

A friend of mine recently sent me a video featuring Simon Sinek.  According to Wikipedia, Simon is a marketing consultant known for developing “The Golden Circle,” a model based on human decision-making that guides organizations on how to inspire people to buy or support...
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Attitude Adjustment

“You must be the kind of person who can get things done. But to get things done, you must love the doing, not the secondary consequences” -Ayn Rand There are a number of folks who don’t like presenting.  Nor do they like having to...
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Introductions with Impact

Take your individual team member introductions from boring and blah to powerful and memorable. How?  Here are a few ideas: If your principal or project manager is introducing his or her team, have them say something unique about each person.  For example: “Joe Marks...
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Rolling to Presentation Success

Interviewing is, as you know, one of the ways Architecture/Engineering/Construction firms get business. As a result, presenting has become a necessary evil. It is a well known fact that people fear public speaking worse than death. Yet you are more likely to split you’re...
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The Winning Difference-Beyond Words

Your team represents your organization and your interviews are seen as a reflection of your company. The effectiveness of your presentation is influenced by both the message (content) as well as the messengers (your interview team). Both will make effect whether you are selected...
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