A Voice That Echoes: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Posted On January 17, 2022 BY Hannah Morris
This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Facilitation & Evaluation at The Latimer Group. Inspirational speakers have voices that endure long past their lifetime. The voice of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lives on – thanks in part to recordings – but primary thanks to his ability to inspire. As a child listening […]
Dear Latimer: Our Answers to Your Questions
Posted On January 14, 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 […]
I Trust, Therefore I Can
Posted On January 7, 2022 BY Hannah Morris
This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Assessment & Advancement at The Latimer Group. Confidence is not a trait. It is a behavior. In fact, confidence comes from the Latin verb confido, confidere, meaning “to trust.” When we trust ourselves, our skills, our experience, our decisions, and our ability, we feel and project confidence. When […]
Active Reading: The Active Listening of Email (Part 1 of 2)
Posted On December 27, 2021 BY Hannah Morris
This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Assessment & Advancement at The Latimer Group. How do you feel when someone’s email reply answers only one of the multiple questions you’ve asked? Or asks a question about something you have already addressed? Or when your message with critical information is never even acknowledged? Many of us […]
An Unexpected Call for Help
Posted On December 20, 2021 BY Dean Brenner
(Author’s Note: The following story happened on December 6, 2021 during a quiet afternoon at our office. I happened to be sitting at our conference table with my wife Emily. We were having lunch, doing Christmas cards, and just making small talk about all the things we had to get done between then and the […]
Everything We Do Here Applies There
Posted On December 17, 2021 BY Hannah Morris
This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Assessment & Advancement at The Latimer Group. As we near the holidays, and prepare for time away from work, let’s take a moment to think about a different application of our communication skills. In our training, coaching, and consulting work, we teach persuasive communication in the business context. […]
Turning Disagreement to Dialogue
Posted On December 10, 2021 BY Hannah Morris
This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Assessment & Advancement at The Latimer Group. In our work, we focus most of our efforts on helping people to build consensus, create alignment, and get others on board with their approach or initiative or idea. We help individuals reflect upon their own goals and their audience’s goals and find the […]
Introducing ‘Dear Latimer,’ A Communications Advice Column for Our Latimer Group Community
Posted On December 6, 2021 BY Dean Brenner
Hello friends, Our blog remains our primary form of regular communication with all of you, and the activity on our site is something we are really proud of. We also enjoy it when a reader reaches out with a comment or a question, which happens all the time. But as we have reviewed our site […]
Leadership Flows from Followership
Posted On December 1, 2021 BY Dean Brenner
How good a leader are you? More importantly, how good a follower are you? And most importantly, have you ever thought about the connection between the two? We spend billions of dollars and thousands upon thousands of hours each year teaching and learning how to lead. But we spend comparatively little time teaching and learning […]
Coaching Advice: The 5 Most Important Communication Lessons from The Latimer Group
Posted On November 26, 2021 BY Dean Brenner
A short post today, with some simple, but very powerful lessons to help you become a more effective communicator. These are the concepts we’re thinking about most often in our coaching and client workshops. Click the links throughout to learn more. Think about the outcomes you are trying to achieve. Communicate with purpose. Avoid the “one size […]