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Fixing Feedback

Posted On September 19, 2024 BY

“Would you like to turn on tracking to allow us to gather personal information to improve the experience?” After downloading a new operating system, app, or device, we have all pondered this question. This question often creates antipathy or anger, curiosity at best. But it is an important question. Direct, honest, raw feedback is needed […]

See the Whole Board

Posted On September 16, 2024 BY

Communication (or rather great communication) is not a series of memorized steps, standard moves, or a list of tips and tricks (oh how I hate that phrase…) No. Great communication is really about questions and choices. It is about understanding what is really going on in a given moment, seeing the situation clearly, and then deciding […]

This post was written by Lauren St. Germain, Facilitator and Coach for The Latimer Group. I am an “at home sourdough bread baker”. And to know me is to know that I love talking about bread just as much as I love baking and eating it. Think of me as your new “bread obsessed” friend. I started […]

My wife and I were recently organizing a box of keepsakes we have been collecting over the last few years: birth announcements, report cards, art class masterpieces… you get the idea. And in that box, we found a note we had written to ourselves, where we had laid out our intended “principles of parenting.” We […]

This post was written by Ang Barnard, Facilitator and Coach for The Latimer Group. “How do you manage your nerves during a presentation?” It’s a frequent question we’re asked here at The Latimer Group. Everyone gets nervous – even seasoned speakers. I speak publicly on a regular basis, and recently gave a well-received Ted Talk. And as […]

This week, Latimer CEO and Co-Founder Dean Brenner is a guest on the Fiducient Advisors’ Nonprofit Investment Advisors podcast. The Latimer Group and Fiducient share a close corporate relationship, as we have worked together in a variety of ways on a number of different projects. So we were excited when they invited our CEO to […]

I love to garden. And I love being part of a team. So let’s connect those two topics today. Every skilled gardener knows that building a healthy and successful garden requires planning, effort and maintenance. You need to understand the environment for your would-be garden… sun, soil and water are the big variables. You need […]

We post frequently on this blog about listening skills. Listening is of critical importance to your ability to persuade, sell, lead, follow… everything in the work place. But here is an important question for you to think about. How well do you listen to people you don’t like? We all come in contact with people […]

This post was written by Lauren St. Germain, Facilitator and Coach for The Latimer Group. The first post I wrote as a contributor to this blog was titled “Latimer in the Wild” and I wrote it as a new member of the team. At the time, I was spending hours upon hours learning the model and preparing […]

Checking in from vacation with my family… Our son had a friend with us for a few days. And amidst all of the typical summertime outdoor activities, they asked for (and received) permission for some daily screen time. The two boys are both avid fans of Minecraft, a digital world I know precious little about. […]

A book about change

The Latimer Group’s CEO Dean Brenner is a noted keynote speaker and author on the subject of persuasive communication. He has written three books, including Persuaded, in which he details how communication can transform organizations into highly effective, creative, transparent environments that succeed at every level.