Talking About Change: Reducing Fear
Posted On March 16, 2022 BY Hannah Morris
This post was written by Hannah Morris, Coach and Facilitator at The Latimer Group. Our organizations and teams are undergoing more change than ever before. Some are large-scale organizational transformations, others are small-scale process shifts, but we are all feeling the impact of change. Adaptability to change is becoming essential – both for organizations and for […]
Dear Latimer: More Answers to Your Questions
Posted On March 11, 2022 BY Dean Brenner and Hannah Morris
Hello friends! We recently added a new element to our website, where you can submit your communication questions directly to us. We will collect the questions, and either answer directly back to you, or when appropriate, publish your questions and our answers on our blog. Our goal here is to give you some quick support […]
Persuasion Tips: Make Your Audience Feel the Problem
Posted On March 9, 2022 BY Dean Brenner
Getting people to listen to you in today’s modern workplace is hard enough. We write about that challenge all the time. But once you get people to hear you, your challenge is not over. Getting people to hear you is a great first step… but only a first step. The next step, which may also be the […]
The Most Valuable Person in the Room
Posted On March 7, 2022 BY Dean Brenner
(Author’s Note: The Latimer Group has been around for twenty years… a long time, and a milestone we are proud of. And one of the things I have been doing a lot of this year is reflecting on how much the world has changed in those twenty years. This post will be the first of […]
The Inclusive Power of Language
Posted On March 4, 2022 BY Dean Brenner
Three years ago, things were going well for me and my colleagues at The Latimer Group. We were like a boat running hard downwind in a following breeze. The wind was blowing the dog off the chain, and we were barely holding on, white knuckles at all times. But even though the breeze was blowing […]
Introducing LatimerNext
Posted On February 28, 2022 BY Dean Brenner
Hello clients and friends of The Latimer Group, I am excited to share some big news with you today. Twenty years ago, I founded The Latimer Group based on two simple goals: I wanted to coach communication skills, something I was deeply passionate about; and I wanted to build a company from the ground up. […]
Dear Latimer: More Answers to Your Questions
Posted On February 25, 2022 BY Dean Brenner and Hannah Morris
Hello friends! We recently added a new element to our website, where you can submit your communication questions directly to us. We will collect the questions, and either answer directly back to you, or when appropriate, publish a series of questions and our answers on our blog. Our goal here is to give you some […]
Why Great Ideas Often Fail
Posted On February 16, 2022 BY Dean Brenner
There are a few scenarios that show up frequently in our workshops. And one of the most common is a request from a participant to help them sell their idea/initiative/recommendation. Nearly every day, we work with people who have looked at the problem, done the research, and believe they have the correct solution or idea […]
Nail Your Next Interview with These 6 Tips
Posted On February 14, 2022 BY Dean Brenner
In our coaching and training, we end up discussing the interview process all the time. Many of our clients interview regularly for promotions within their company. And almost all of our clients have to conduct interviews with others, for positions they are trying to fill on their own teams. Part of our coaching process is to ask […]
Dear Latimer: More Answers to Your Questions
Posted On February 11, 2022 BY Dean Brenner and Hannah Morris
Hello friends! We recently added a new element to our website, where you can submit your communication questions directly to us. We will collect the questions, and either answer directly back to you, or when appropriate, publish a series of questions and our answers on our blog. Our goal here is to give you some […]