by Alex Ramsey | Nov 22, 2019 | Leadership
At first blush, professional presentations don’t appear to have much in common with, of all subjects, sexual wellness. If that’s your first thought about it, before I draw the connection, I’d like to introduce you to Gina Gutierrez, a young woman in the business new....
by Alex Ramsey | Oct 22, 2019 | Leadership
The famous Lemon Drop cocktail is a deceptively strong martini, made with fresh lemon and vodka. Any vodka drink that tastes more like lemonade than vodka is one to be wary of, but I recently, and uncharacteristically, polished off a few. The occasion was my...
by Alex Ramsey | Mar 13, 2019 | Leadership
After “Joseph” pitched his new company, a chorus of potential investors tossed questions out like excited birds chirping in a zoo aviary. But no one in the throng asked the “right” question. Instead, the group of smart, seasoned executives were led down a rabbit trail...
by Alex Ramsey | Feb 27, 2019 | Leadership
There’s a scene in the current movie On the Bases of Sex relevant to anyone making a presentation. It’s the story of struggling young attorney Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s game-changing court case before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, a court one-step below the US...
by Alex Ramsey | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership
West Pointer, former Harvard team quarterback, and investor with an impressive track record, Mr. Very Cool pointed his charm my way for “a little presentation feedback” at a recent event. As he explained his project, I had to restrain myself from tsk, tsk-ing and...
by Alex Ramsey | Nov 29, 2018 | Leadership
Confronting prickly employees and underperformers rarely tops anyone’s list of favorite tasks. Nobody at the office wants to talk about difficult topics or deliver bad news. Most managers secretly wish that frustrating employees would stop making life so difficult and...
