We all know charisma is important, but few of us know how to be charismatic. Many people think it’s something you’re born with and that it’s impossible to learn. While some people’s personalities may be more naturally charismatic, there are some simple tricks to increase your charisma quotient: Be kind. People are drawn to those…
It is important to know how to handle people who have different personality types than your own. If you’re like most folks, you probably can sense whether you harbor primarily more introverted or extroverted tendencies. For this blog, we’ll discuss how to deal with introverts. In the follow-up blog, we will talk about how to…
Often entrepreneurs find themselves needing advice and counsel; worse, they are just plain lonely. This vacuum can be very prevalent at small businesses and, by definition, exists for the “solopreneurs” (the individual business person). Frankly, few of us really are multi-talented and this can quickly be brought into focus when you start a company or…
I got a call this week that my old friend Don was dying of congestive heart failure and was in a hospice. Time was short. He asked for me. Early in my career I struggled with my desire to be successful and to be true to myself. Like many young executives I wanted more money,…
Most of us have learned to rely on our first impressions or gut instincts when we met someone new. Surprisingly, that brief first encounter can give you enough information to make a judgment about another person. On the spot we can decide if we like or dislike that person. It has been speculated that we…
Where do entrepreneurs turn for information and help in a recession? Most likely to industry networking groups and events, according to a soon-to-be-released study from Ventureneer an interactive information sharing web site.
http://jan.freedomblogging.com/2009/08/30/where-do-struggling-entrepreneurs-seek-help/20905/
John Bradley Jackson
The BirdDog Group
For many people meeting someone new can be an awkward experience. What do you say to break the ice and begin a conversation? The answer is simple: focus the conversation on them and remember that even the shortest conversation has a beginning, a middle, and a closing. Let’s say that you are at a cocktail…