A big part of how I see my responsibilities as a team leader is in developing the skills, talents, and knowledge of the people under my care. I need to support them for learning.

In readying yourself to lead cross-cultural teams, here are ten of my best practical tips... with a bonus on the end!

In our video on Marketing Mix, one of the 4 Ps was Promotion. Let's talk about crafting a message.

In this video, let's start our solid content on workplace motivation with the fundamentals of motivation: <br/> -<br/> Drives
- Motives
- I<br/>ntrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
- What happens when we find ourselves blocked

One of the four parameters in the Trust Equation (see our earlier video:    • What is the Trust Equation? - Gravita...  ) is Credibility. If people don't see you as credible, they won't trust you.



So, how can you acquire...

John Stacy Adams built a simple yet exceptionally powerful motivation model around a simple fact: human beings are motivated by fairness. He called this model Equity Theory, and that's what I'll take you through in this video.

After body language, the next biggest impact on your gravitas and authority is how you speak: the words you use and how you say them. Your objective is to acquire the voice of authority: to have people want to hear what you say and pay...

Silence is a gift. It allows the other person to be heard. But the real power of silence is in how other people perceive it... as confidence and insight.



The person in a meeting who is most comfortable with silence will be...

Presence, Charisma, Gravitas: What's the Difference?

There are three forms of powerful personal impact and all of them carry high levels of confidence. These are: Presence, Charisma, and Gravitas. But what are they and what are the...

Presence is that state where people cannot help but notice you are there - in a good way. And one half of the key to this is Mental Presence. Being there, mentally.

Presence is that state where people cannot help but notice you are there - in a good way. And one half of the key to this is Physical Presence. Creating the Impression you are Completely Present.

Charisma is that kind of magnetism that draws people to you. But what are the elements of charisma that create that attraction? I'll list the top seven.

We all know how much time gets wasted in meetings. And when it's your time; it hurts! So, what can you do about it? In this video, I'll suggest 14 ways you can reduce wasted meeting time.

An important part of the human magnetism that we call charisma is being likeable. But do you know how to be likeable? I'll break it down for you.

As a manager, if you want to get people to do things, you can either compel them, or motivate them. So, in the modern workplace, motivation is an essential skill-set for managers. In this video, I kick off our program of motivation...

When you attend a meeting, it's a chance to impress in the right way. And to do that you need to project presence and authority. In this video I will give you tips on how to do that.

Becoming likeable and having the charisma to attract people to you depends in large part on your ability to build rapport with people. So, in this video, I'll discuss how to build rapport.. and how not to.

When you attend a meeting, you may need to make a presentation using a projector and slides. Everyone knows how to use a projector. But using and projector and slides well is another thing. In this video, I'll show you how.



In...

Before you gain gravitas, you need to acquire trust. And the best model for how to build trust, and for how we assess trustworthiness, is the Trust Equation.



This is a simple representation of how trust is made up of four...

The Hawthorne Experiment - conducted by Elton Mayo - is one of the classic experiments that led to an important part of our understanding of motivation. It leads to a simple, yet fundamental, process model of how motivation works in the...

When you attend a meeting, you may need to use a flip chart to either present your ideas or record ideas from the meeting. Using a flip chart well is a skill you need to cultivate.

So, in this video, I'll show you how to use a flip...

Victor Vroom offers us a powerful process model of motivation: expectancy Theory. It's less well-known than it should be. Expectancy Theory won't tell you what motivates people. Bt it will tell you why motivation sometimes works, and why...

An important aspect of gravitas is the ability to command attention. And that means having 'presence'. That's to say, people won't take what you say seriously, unless they first notice you are there.



So, presence is a key part...

Douglas McGregor offers us two theories for the price of one: Theory X and Theory Y. But, in truth, they largely represent two ends of a spectrum of approaches to management and motivation. They are the logical development of the work...