Small talk: big leadership skills.

Leslie DicksonPosted by Leslie Dickson on May 11th, 2010 | 0 Comments

What’s your favorite talk show?  Now imagine authors, actors, pundits and celebrities strolling onto the stage.  They take a seat and exchange a few moments of banter before they launch into the real reason for their visit – selling you their new books and movies, ideas and merchandise.  Admit it…you usually decide in that first [...]

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Four Steps to Conveying Your Credibility

Leslie DicksonPosted by Leslie Dickson on April 20th, 2010 | 0 Comments

What gives some people credibility while other people have trouble being taken seriously? Is it because one person has more credible ideas or is telling the truth while the other is somehow less expert or honest? Not at all.
Your credibility is decided upon by other peoples’ perceptions of you and what they observe about you. [...]

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Authenticity equals influence. How do others see you?

Leslie DicksonPosted by Leslie Dickson on April 15th, 2010 | 0 Comments

The Gallup organization does an annual survey to determine who Americans believe have the highest level of honesty and ethical standards. Nurses lead the pack, followed by druggists, medical doctors, police officers and engineers. At the bottom of the list? Members of Congress, who barely beat out car salespeople, stock brokers and HMO managers in [...]

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