Posts Tagged ‘Communication’

Almost everyday someone asks me “where can I go to find XYZ.” I figured it would be easier if I wrote down a decent portion of the organizations I normally recommend to folks. Here in New York there are a plethora of events day in and day out. They include conferences, forums, meetups and workshops.

The frequency, quality, size and scale of events in New York for entrepreneurs, from the aspiring or idea-stage entrepreneur all the way up to the growth and acquisition-stage entrepreneur, can vary greatly.

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I recently received an email from a young entrepreneur requesting the criteria I would use in selecting a business partner. How to choose the right business partner is not an uncommon concern among aspiring entrepreneurs and is definitely one that should be considered very carefully before moving forward. Your choice of business partner could be the difference between success and failure.

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Sadly, energizing, motivating, and inspiring are not words that are usually associated with conference calls. More often, words like boring, ineffective, and frustrating come to mind. Although there is a shift toward newer technologies like videoconferencing, webinars, and Skype, many business leaders still rely on conference calls to communicate with their colleagues, customers, and vendors.

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Ironically, one of the critical aspects of leadership is developing the leadership abilities of others. Some leaders see employee feedback as either praise or criticism and never utilize one of the most powerful ways to develop others – developmental feedback. Many business leaders are reluctant to give feedback and might avoid direct conversations because they don’t know exactly what to say and/or how to say it without sounding confrontational or negative.

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