Curiosity Enhances Your Brain’s Memory
This mini-article is an excerpt from our brand new Second Edition book, Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. There are dozens of these scattered throughout the book in little “conversation bubble callouts.” If you like this one idea, we trust you’ll love the book and find an immense amount of value in the way that […]
Empathy Training Increases Test Scores
This mini-article is an excerpt from our brand new Second Edition book, Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. There are dozens of these scattered throughout the book in little “conversation bubble callouts.” If you like this one idea, we trust you’ll love the book and find an immense amount of value in the way that […]
Questions Can Cue Action
This mini-article is an excerpt from our brand new Second Edition book, Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. There are dozens of these scattered throughout the book in little “conversation bubble callouts.” If you like this one idea, we trust you’ll love the book and find an immense amount of value in the way that […]
Clear Intentions Promote Clear Communication
This mini-article is an excerpt from our brand new Second Edition book, Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. There are dozens of these scattered throughout the book in little “conversation bubble callouts.” If you like this one idea, we trust you’ll love the book and find an immense amount of value in the way that […]
Finding from Google’s Quest to Build the Perfect Team
This mini-article is an excerpt from our brand new Second Edition book, Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. There are dozens of these scattered throughout the book in little “conversation bubble callouts.” If you like this one idea, we trust you’ll love the book and find an immense amount of value in the way that […]
Purpose vs. Intention
What is your purpose—or intention? Purpose is a huge question. I like breaking purpose down into smaller, bite-sized chunks called “intentions.” The latin root of this word is “intentio” which translates best as “stretching.” I love this because I think a really great intention is like a rubber band or an elastic that stretches over […]
Two Confusing Stats on the Future of Education
Recently, Google for Education published a Global Report on the Future of the Classroom. I wanted to share two notable highlights from the report that we think will continue to drastically impact both educators and leaders within organizations. Many of the findings of the full report linked above relate deeply to how we continue to […]
27 Tips to Increase Retention
I just recently participated in one of the most impactful and insight filled exercises of my speaking career. It was an activity that took 3 hours with 12 top notch speakers/facilitators during a weekend retreat. We divided the group in half and created two concentric circles facing each other. The inside circle took on the […]
4 Questions Under 4 Words Each to Spark Engagement
Recently, I gave an interactive keynote in Cartagena, Colombia for the Global Youth Entrepreneurship Summit. This amazing group from 35+ countries helped me re-learned a lesson I had forgotten: The simplest questions are often the most powerful questions American humorist, Jack Handey, illustrates the power of simplicity in a playful way with one of […]
How to Connect to Content
If you’ve been following Will and me for any length of time, you know that we love this idea of “Connection Before Content.” But what about when you need to “Connect to Content?” You might have a big meeting, an upcoming retreat, or a workshop that requires people to learn something. Where the purpose is […]
