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Welcome to Executive Presence @ Keysight: A Training & Coaching Program for Leaders
OBJECTIVES AND APPROACH. The Executive Presence workshop is designed to give you the understanding and tools you need to significantly enhance your presence as a leader. We believe the definition…
Read More2023 Purdue Mandela Washington Fellows Leadership Development Resources
Hello Fellows. I’ll be posting any slides I use in our leadership sessions here along with other useful additional resources Common Leadership Curriculum Session One – June 29, 2023 2023…
Read MoreQuality of Interaction Index
Growth, innovation, and change are team sports. Guiding an organization or community from here to there is too complex an undertaking for any one individual, regardless of how smart or…
Read MoreIntroduction to Executive Presence
OBJECTIVES AND APPROACH. This Introduction to Executive Presence workshop is designed to give you an introduction to some tools and frameworks you can use to significantly enhance your presence as…
Read MoreHow I Met My Seven Mothers
In late April 2023, I was invited to participate in a production of Listen to Your Mother, a national series of live readings by local writers in celebration of Mother’s…
Read MoreExecutive Presence for Scientific Philanthropy Professionals
Scientific philanthropy is the practice of designing and guiding partnerships between private donors and scientists to support research and innovation. Executive presence is the ability to project warmth, competence, self-confidence,…
Read MoreLeave a Tip on the Table
When asked in an interview about the best advice he ever got as a performer, comedian and actor Billy Crystal recalled a conversation with his manager, Jack Rollins. Earlier in…
Read MoreGuidelines for Asking Questions to Support Classroom Discussions
I’ve found that students don’t always know how to ask questions in class discussions, especially questions of one another. But, they can learn this skill. I’ve prepared the following that…
Read MoreLiquid Culture: Shaping Organizational Culture with Ripples, Waves, and Flow
Unfreeze. Change. Refreeze. It was a useful metaphor for understanding organizational change when it was first introduced. We have German-American psychologist Kurt Lewin to thank for it. Lewin is known…
Read MoreDaniel Madren
Daniel is an MBA student at Purdue University, where he studies Organizational Leadership, Human Resources Management, and Design and Innovation. He is fascinated by complex problem solving, agile leadership, and business…
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