by T3mpl4r4dv150r5 | Feb 8, 2018 | Executive presence, Presentation skills, Templar
In the wake of the historic volatility in the markets, Bloomberg TV turned to Summit Street Capital Management’s CIO and Managing Member Jennifer Wallace for some perspective. Jennifer has benefited from our media training spearheaded by Templar consultant Molly...
by T3mpl4r4dv150r5 | Jan 30, 2018 | Executive presence, Presentation skills, Templar
A consultant friend told me a story about the power of storytelling during the financial crisis. He was working for one of the big financial services firms and as the economy worsened, so did the stock price. As anxiety rose in the office, there were two reactions: he...
by T3mpl4r4dv150r5 | Dec 20, 2017 | Executive presence, Presentation skills, Templar
Reporters would begin to rid themselves of the ‘fake media’ moniker if they learned an old lesson: YOU are not the story. Reporters on site from CNN to Sky News begin live shots regularly with excited, breathless statements like: ‘I’ve just come from the White House...
by T3mpl4r4dv150r5 | Dec 8, 2017 | Executive presence, Negotiation, Templar, Women's development
Keith Johnstone, the British playwright, director and educator who created the Impro System, realised that improvisators in a scene convey unspoken information (‘subtext’ in drama lingo) by signaling their relative status. Perceiving the power dynamics between the...
by T3mpl4r4dv150r5 | Nov 8, 2017 | Executive presence, Templar, Women's development
Corporate initiatives intending to hire, retain and develop female talent have fallen short or not produced the desired outcomes so far and still too few women occupy top leadership positions. We propose a new framework to help professional women take a different...
by T3mpl4r4dv150r5 | Aug 24, 2017 | Executive presence, Negotiation, Templar
Have you ever wondered why you failed to get a valuable opportunity ‘over the line’, even though you had done all your homework and diligence; crossed all your “t’s” and dotted all your “i’s”? Perhaps you overlooked some of the negotiation fundamentals...