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E39 Season 2 of JOQ: Nick chats to founder, guitarist, & manager for Twisted Sister John JJ French

John JJ French is the founder, guitar player, and manager for Twisted Sister. He is the author of the bestselling Twisted Business, a memoir of his time in the band and a series of lessons for business gleaned from surviving and thriving in one of the toughest businesses of them all, the entertainment ...

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In Praise of Contagion

Contagion is good.  At least, in an emotional sense, in audiences, and most of the time.  As public speakers, we want to infect the audience with excitement, with humor, with pathos – with all the emotions a speech can evoke.  The reason that’s important is that we humans are a communal species, possessing mirror neurons ...

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E38 Season 2 of JOQ: Nick catches up with inspirational speaker Trish Kendall

Trish Kendall is an inspirational speaker, who helps companies create enduring client relationships, and audiences everywhere create enduring success.

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Here’s to the Mid-Career Executives!

I’ve just spent an unusual week, for me, working with classes of mid-career executives on their persuasiveness and influence as communicators.  Unusual, because I’m more often working one-on-one with senior executives and professional speakers.  But recently I taught in the Harvard executive education program and at a corporation on consecutive days. First, let me acknowledge ...

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E37 Season 2 of JOQ: Nick talks to organizational development consultant Janine Hamner Holman

Janine Hamner Holman is an organizational development consultant, working on issues such as change management, emotional intelligence, diversity, equity and belonging, and conscious leadership.

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How Did That Pandemic Work Out for Us?

What effect has the pandemic had on our collective psyches?  Now that we are two and a half years into the Covid mess, and appear to be over the worst of it – unless it comes crashing back, like a rampant lion or hippo – where are we humans left? Lots of measures show that ...

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E36 Season 2 of JOQ: Nick chats with executive coach and keynote speaker Scott Eblin

Scott Eblin is an executive coach and bestselling author of 2 books, and one of my faves, The Next Level. He’s a frequent keynote speaker and a dear friend.

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What Is the Difference Between Good and Bad Storytelling?

Good storytelling begins in pain.  At the core of every great story is conflict, and that means that someone is in pain.  That’s why most business storytelling is so bland and forgettable:  businesses focus on delivering solutions, not problems and typically want to avoid pain. Yet the need for good storytelling in the business world ...

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E35 Season 2 of JOQ: Nick checks in with hall of fame speaker Sally Hogshead

Sally Hogshead, NY Times bestselling author, hall of fame speaker, and author of the forthcoming Different Is Better Than Better.

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Can Your Body and Your Brain Think Together?

One of the mysteries of the human mind that we are only beginning to delve into is the relationship between thought and movement – how our brains and our bodies relate to one another.  That our physical bodies’ journey through space profoundly affects our thinking is not in question.  What is uncertain so far is ...

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