Author: JD Stewart
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Leadership Secrets of a Magician Part 2
In the last post, I mentioned 3 leadership secrets of a magician. A magician is unique among performers. They often use volunteers. These volunteers are unknown to the magician, and the magician must get the volunteer to perform feats exactly as the magician needs them done. This takes a tremendous amount of leadership ability. So…
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Leadership Secrets of a Magician (Part 1)
There is a tremendous lack of leadership today. The primary reason is that no one is listening to anyone else. While one person is talking, the other is thinking about how to rebut. Then they have the audacity to think the other person will listen to them when they have not tried to listen first. …
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Keeping the “Zoomers” and “Boomers” Engaged: Generational Entertainment at Corporate Events
One of the steepest uphill battles for any corporate event planner is managing audience demographics. At any given company gala, annual summit, or regional conference, your guest list spans a massive generational divide. In one corner, you have the Baby Boomers—who value tradition, polished professionalism, and legacy. In the other, you have Gen Z—who crave…
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5 Steps to Becoming a Better Leader
I was driving home with my wife from visiting our 5-month-old granddaughter. By the way, she is really cute. My cell phone rang, and a pleasant voice on the other end called me by name and said who she was. Since I get a lot of calls from people and I do not know who…