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Be Believable - Executive Communication

In this issue of the Atticus newsletter, we look at how executives can communicate more effectively with their peers, employees, stakeholders, the public and the news media. Written by Atticus principal Jim Bliwas, it offers practical advice to make you a more effective communicator. Jim began his career in television and radio news, and has coached numerous executives and practicing professionals on how to communicate more effectively.

His first article looks at how to be more believable, something that would be of benefit to many executives.

We also look at research results that concludes interim executives achieve crucial goals on average twenty times faster than permanent company directors and senior managers
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Greg Petkovich
President
Atticus Interim Management


Jim BliwasComing Across as Believable: Many Executives Fall Short.

Whether you’re addressing colleagues in a conference room, industry leaders at a convention session, or a mass audience via a media interview, you want people to believe what you’re saying.

Yet, after years of helping people learn to communicate more effectively, I continue to be amazed at how many knowledgeable, authoritative and credible executives, managers and professionals can appear totally unbelievable at the very moment when they need to be most convincing.


Read the full article about sharing passion and the three keys to delivering a convincing presentation.


Interim Executives achieve goals twenty times faster than permanent senior managers
Board level interim executives achieve crucial goals on average twenty times faster than permanent company directors and senior managers.

That is one of the key findings from research carried out in the following in-depth interviews with interim managers and executives.

Find out why.  Read the research highlights!





Atticus, Inspired by Titus Pomponius

Atticus Titus Pomponius was a man of many talents. A Roman citizen who lived in Greece in the first century BC, he was famed for his generosity, his noble gestures and his practical approach to solving problems.

Apart from his charm and magnanimous personality, Atticus was a successful entrepreneur and exemplary businessman. He invested wisely in real estate and ran his own book copying and binding business, publishing many of the works of his best friend, Cicero. Because of his uncanny ability to view situations objectively, his many other friends and colleagues often turned to him for support and advice.

At Atticus Interim Management, our Principals embody the spirit of Atticus Titus Pomponius. They are extremely talented people with many years of successful business management experience. They are mentors and leaders who inspire others.

 

 

 

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Jim Bliwas has spent 30 years working as a senior marketing executive. He has worked in and with professional service firms since 1987 in both Canada and the US.
 
 
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