What do Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, John F. Kennedy Jr., William Shakespeare, Margaret Thatcher, and Martin Luther King Jr. all have in common? They are all extraordinary motivational speakers who use enriched language that appeals to all of our senses to convey a powerful message. 01 Traditional communication techniques focus on the use […]
Well we are half way through January and I wonder how many of us are still trying to figure out what the new year resolution should be and how many have already lost faith in the ones they set for themselves. I have recently been chatting with bewildered and fatigued colleagues who are re-evaluating the […]
Willful blindness in the workplace can cost an employer money and can cost managers their jobs! It is a matter of knowing WHEN to become willfully blind and when to make sure your eyes are wide open? It’s a matter of timing. And we think we might have it all figured out and then something […]
Are you fed up with bad behaviour, weak promises about change, superficial or meaningless apologies and (what feels like) an overwhelming lack of accountability in day to day interactions? Me too! From companies who seem to take our consumer dollars for granted to political parties who ignore the constituents who voted them into office, to […]
If I say the word “blindness” different images materialize for different people based on their own past perception of what blindess means to them. Perhaps many of you thought of the famous Helen Keller, or maybe you thought of a grandparent who has lost their vision, or maybe you envisioned a person walking down the […]
I have been a bit of a road warrior this month. Running from event to event and focused on CAPTIVATING audiences with my dry sense of humour and insightful thoughts and ideas on a whole variety of topics. It is a lot of fun and I am very grateful to have this career that I […]
This week I had the wonderful good fortune to be chosen to present this topic at the PMI – NAC Conference in Edmonton. As a Behaviour Flexibility Specialist, this topic is one I love chatting about (almost as much as Decoding NonVerbal Intelligence). Perhaps that is because, motivation is often quite clearly linked to unspoken […]
The digital revolution has given us new tools to meet people and stay in touch. From video conferencing to social networking, it would appear that we are more connected globally then at any other time in history. And, although technology has shrunk our world, the question I have been pondering is whether or not we […]
by Authors Mark Van Vugt & Anjana Ahuja Review by Faith Wood, Inspiring Minds Consulting If you don’t have followers than, let’s face it, you are not leading (regardless of your title). This book sought to answer the question of not only why some people lead but why most choose to follow. Taking an anthropological […]
(Excerpt from Taking the Bully by the Horns EBook by Faith Wood) Why don’t anti-bullying campaigns work? We certainly hear about them frequently within the educational system, but when push comes to shove, the current campaigns are ineffective. And, what about the workplace? Bullying is prevalent throughout corporate environments and all businesses, although you may […]
Book Review: Willful Blindness by Author Margaret Heffernan Reviewed by: Faith Wood, Inspiring Minds Consulting In spite of our protests to the contrary, we as individuals prefer the familiar to the unfamiliar. We prefer to surround ourselves by people who think like us and share our ideals and values. We crave conformity over critical thinking […]
Author: Bernard Beckett Page Count: 185 Reviewed by: Faith Wood In a thought provoking tale, Bernard Beckett explores what the mystery of consciousness – what it means to be human. In a future well into the 21st century, this science fiction thriller exposes an apocalyptic society which was (perhaps) undone by its own fears. At […]