Category: Ideas We Like

  • Presentation advice from the home office

    Despite how much of our professional interaction now occurs via webcam, successful moderation remains the timeless art of good conversation. It’s in how we listen, set expectations, serve as conduit from speaker to audience, prepare for having nothing to say — and for knowing when it’s over. I’ve compiled my seven essential tips in this…

  • How we answer the call to action

    I’ve gradually wound down the many formal roles I’ve held over these past years. I’m left acutely aware of my relevance — and of any useful superpower. We all have such a thing. Indeed, it’s how I frame many a career advice conversation: what’s the one marketable strength you could be called upon to deploy…

  • Moving pictures (must still move us)

    Live video streaming is so accessible — and essential — that our platforms of choice are now verbs. We Zoom, Skype and FaceTime with some one or so many — as I did with the thousands who joined me recently for the one-hour “Surviving the Coronavirus Infodemic: a statewide conversation on healthy digital practices.” My…

  • Power shift and the paradox of trust #OrangeIstheNewBike

    In my daily life, I’m respected for what I say and how I say it more than for any of my physical attributes. Whey I ride my bike, I’m stripped of that status. I’m largely powerless — and at best, self-powered. Recently, I submitted myself to the kindness of strangers in Los Angeles, eschewing ride…