Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.”

Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook

“Changing the world starts with transforming an audience, and an audience will only change if you resonate with them.”

                             Nancy Duarte

 

How to Succeed Using Your Emotional Intelligence to Influence Your Audience
In preparation for your next big opportunity to exert influence, prepare yourself with strategies taken straight from Mr. Rogers’ of PBS:

• Understand your strengths and how you communicate best
• Understand your audience and speak to what they value
• Make a personal connection with the person you address
• Remember, the only way to be authentic is to be yourself
• Stay focused on your message when distracting emotions bubble to the surface
• Use inclusive language to create common ground
• Be polite and respectful with questions and answers (I know, obvious)

How making decisions can keep you values in check.

Not all organizations have values that align with our own.  What to do when your decisions aren’t supporting a “cultural norm”?  Not an easy one, but an upcoming interview will explore the experiences of a veteran in the life sciences world and how she balances the “grey zone”.

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