Michael Diamond

Leadership. Innovation. Personal Effectiveness.

Fear of Public Speaking? Five “P’s” to Help Harness Your Energy.

“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that seem right? That means to the average person, if… Continue Reading...

Lies, Movies and the Snowball Effect

Leadership, Life Balance

Unless you’re a saint – and if you are I’m not sure what you’re doing reading my blog – you probably remember some time in your past when you told… Continue Reading...

The Three “C’s” of Interviewing

Effectiveness, Leadership

I was talking to someone about interviewing. I told him I have found that interviewing is easy to do poorly and very hard to do well. Like any skill, it… Continue Reading...

Fiction vs Fact in Decision Making

Leadership

Every now and again I hear a quote that grabs my attention. Usually, when I really like the quote I’ll enter it into a document I keep of interesting quotes … Continue Reading...

Are You Ready for Change?

Effectiveness, Global Change, Innovation, Leadership

When I was at my Military Intelligence Officer’s course in the mid-1980’s, our coursework was almost completely focused on encountering Soviet armored divisions storming into Germany’s Fulda Gap, despite the… Continue Reading...

Amazing Grace

Innovation, Leadership

One of the greatest sources of instruction and motivation is learning about great people who came before us. One of these stories is the story of Grace Hopper – aka… Continue Reading...

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