by Guillermo Villar | May 15, 2017 | Blog
When I work with clients to debrief their leadership assessments, 9 times out of 10 they identify communication as one of the competencies that they most need to improve as professionals. And as important as they acknowledge communication to be, when they’re in...
by Guillermo Villar | May 8, 2017 | Blog
I worked with a client once who felt uncomfortable sharing her opinion at meetings—especially ones with people above her in the organizational chart. She said that she typically felt OK if she had a well-thought out opinion that she had researched and could back up...
by Guillermo Villar | May 1, 2017 | Blog
If you want to lead and make great things happen at work—whether it’s bringing in new business, creating change in your organization, or something else—you need to communicate persuasively to get others to follow you. So what’s the best way to persuade?...
by Guillermo Villar | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog
Have you ever had the experience of talking to someone and realizing they’re not ‘getting’ what you’re saying? I’m not talking about being a tourist in a country where you don’t speak the native tongue. I’m talking about...
by Guillermo Villar | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about trust in the workplace. I like the model in R. John Young’s book The Five Essential Leadership Questions in which he proposes that an organization can’t sustain top performance unless it’s built on a...
by Guillermo Villar | Apr 10, 2017 | Blog
I sometimes work with clients who feel absolutely uncomfortable speaking in a public forum at work. Whether it’s giving a presentation or providing an update at a staff meeting, they’ve tried everything they know to shake the nerves and anxiety, but...
