How to Communicate Your Strategy More Effectively Through Body Language

October 17, 2011 By

Best Practices for Body Language

Your body language says everything.  Subtle or blatant, body language is an instinctual thing that most people pick up regardless of the language they speak or the message that you are trying to get across.  How you sit, make eye contact and hold your hands all effect the message you are sending across but trying to be aware of all of those elements is extremely difficult.  Ergo, I tell people do not focus on how you are feeling but rather what is the message your body language is sending.

Below I explain more helpful hints to take into account when it comes to body language. If I’m missing anything, please feel free to e-mail me with your additions at SSaber@thepulsenetwork.com

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For the full segment on tips and tricks for written communication and body language click here also check out my blog post on spoken communication and written communication.

Tune in every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. ET for TPN Finance where Stephen Saber, CEO of the Pulse Network, roams every topic a business leader could encounter from business ethics to social media’s ROI.


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A Best Practices Guide for Written Communication

October 14, 2011 By

When it comes to writing, one of the biggest issues I have come across is the ability for a message to become misinterpreted.  If I am speaking to a employee about a task I want done I can tell, via body language, if they understand what I want and need done.  The same does not hold true in a e-mail with the absence of face-to-face interaction.

One tip I find incredibly helpful in making yourself clear is to give your message, whether it’s an e-mail or blog post, a once over before sending it out.  Reading the message aloud will help you determine if it sounds proper and reads like you wish it to come across.  Watch the video below for more tips on effective written communication.

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For the full segment on tips and tricks for written communication and body language click here also check out my blog post on spoken communication here.

Tune in every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. ET for TPN Finance where Stephen Saber, CEO of the Pulse Network, roams every topic a business leader could encounter from business ethics to social media’s ROI.


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A Guide to Understanding Long-Term Business Growth

October 10, 2011 By

 

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A business cycle is a lot like a roller coaster, it has its rises and falls but after every fall comes a rise.  Ergo, the best time to plan for your businesses’ growth is during the recession because expansion is the next phase of the business cycle.  Vijay Govindarajan wrote an accomplished blog post in the Harvard Business Review with a processes for how to achieve long-term growth that I expounded upon on TPN Finance.

The steps laid out for creating long-term growth in your business are: decide what you are playing for, get everyone speaking the same language, imagine your future, align your actions with your intentions, and finally do it.  While the steps do not come off as an intimidating blueprint, every step is as critical as the one before it and if a business leader does not follow them it could mean failure.

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TPN Finance, Moneyball and Business

September 30, 2011 By

 

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Moneyball and Business

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

 

The 2002 Oakland Athletics have been called the team that changed baseball with their use of analytics to help a small market team compete in a “unfair” league.  People talk about Moneyball all the time in business but now with the release of the movie the parallels within business are appearing more and more.  Tom Davenport on the Harvard Business Review Blog Network wrote an enchanting article on the Six Things Your Company has in Common with the Oakland A’s that I went into depth with Tyler Pyburn about on TPN Finance.

Past performance does not predict future success Yahoo! is a perfect example.  The analytics of a person are all based on their past experiences; therefore key is to recognize what types of characteristics your model is based around before you drive into the numbers.

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For the full TPN Finance on Moneyball in Business episode click here.

 

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TPN Finance, Evaluating Business Models

September 9, 2011 By

 

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Evaluating Business Models

Groupon’s reevaluation of going public has many professionals wondering if that could spell doom for other internet-based businesses.  Rita McGrath, whom was of the opinion that Groupon would fail, wrote a stimulating article on how Groupon’s troubles should not be grouped in with all internet-based models.  Rita broke down how another internet-based business model, Angie’ List, compared to Groupon’s thru the use of a seven point scale to base models.  On this episode of TPN Finance, I illustrate how businesses can utilize the scale by showing how Angie’s list business model fits into the scale.

 

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TPN Finance, First Impressions

September 6, 2011 By

 

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First Impressions Matter

David Meerman Scott wrote a excellent article on efficiency being used as a marketing assest but if one reads more into the message it becomes all about first impressions.  The article serves as a fantastic wakeup call to business leaders; the first interaction with your customer can affect your company more in the long run than anything else.  By all means, a CEO needs to weigh the risk and rewards with the dollars spent that will go into the first communication with the customer but if you can keep the engagement further down the road the investment will be worth it.

 

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The clip above was part of a bigger conversation on TPN Finance, watch the full episode here.  In addition, I wrote a blog post on the earlier part of the segment, The Fear of Networking.

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TPN Finance, The Fear of Networking

September 2, 2011 By

 

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The Fear of Networking

Networking is such a important topic for CEOs and Business leaders but there is always a fear associated with it.  Dorie Clark wrote in her article, The Fear that’s Holding Back Your Business,

“Giving in to your fears means you’re leaving money and opportunity on the table, and possibly alienating your biggest allies.”

The only way for a business to prosper by building allies; networking is the means by which you gain those allies.  I visit with Tyler Pyburn, host at the Pulse Network, some of the issues surrounding networking and also divulge some tips for how to get over the fear.

 

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The clip above was part of a bigger conversation on TPN Finance, watch the full episode here.  Also during the full interview I gave some examples of ways to network, Alumni groups, LinkedIn, and Meetups.

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TPN Finance, Vacations and CEOs

August 29, 2011 By

 

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Vacations and CEOs

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A long weekend is one of the most sensitive issue a business leader will ever have to deal with.  Everyone needs to relax and reset however it seems that everyone should not include a CEO.  As a CEO, your job is to be a leader that your people can rally behind but that character is hard to portray when they are picturing you on the golf course.  Rosabeth Moss Kanter wrote a fascinating article on the Harvard Business Review Blog Network titled, Should Leaders Go on Vacation, about what type of message you are sending when you take a break.

 

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On this Episode of TPN Finance, I interject my advice on some of the topics raised in the article such as when is the right time for a vacation and how you can stay connected while relaxing.  Below is a three minute highlight clip from the show:

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