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This Week Recent Posts
1. Reaction Management: ‘The One-Second Skill That Changes Everything’
Hello, and welcome. My name is Neil Godin and I’m your host here at This Week – a complimentary service that brings you leadership and
30. The art and science of ‘effective’ brainstorming
This week, I want to share my long-standing relationship with brainstorming – a skill that became central to my work as ‘The Turnaround Guy,’ one
29. Does your persona do your thinking (and speaking) for you?
Throughout my forty-plus years as The Turnaround Guy, working with companies on the brink of bankruptcy, I kept running into a fascinating challenge that I
28. “Catching Snowflakes.” How to catch conflict before it snowballs out of control.
Conflict prevention vs. conflict resolution I studied conflict resolution at the Justice Institute of BC in Vancouver, Canada. I’ve mentioned elsewhere that studying with
27. “Reactance: The most important word you’ve never heard of?”
This week I’m going to head us into unexplored waters. (Well, unexplored by me at least, until just this past year). We’re going to explore
26. Do you do (regrettable) things ‘on purpose’ – or ‘by accident?’
This week we explore the role of purpose in our lives as leaders. For many years I opened this topic by asking participants in my
25. Are You a Good Listener – Really? Part Two: Blocks to Communication.
Last week we explored the skill of active listening and how we can use it when we need to really hear what another person is
24. Are You a Good Listener – Really? Part One: The Skill of Active Listening
This week we explore one of the most challenging skills in leadership: The art and science of effective listening. You can substitute the word ‘active’
23. How to stop ‘grudgery’ in its tracks
“Holding onto a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”– Gautama Buddha Welcome back. This week, let’s dive into the
