May I wish you all very happy holidays. I hope and wish that you are well and that your families are also well and that you are at peace. A friend I were having a celebratory lunch together when we started talking about contribution and gratitude and it was suggested letting people know how I [...]
We live in a world where over-zealous politicians – can deny personal freedoms, where science funding can be shaped by political or religious considerations rather than health concerns, and where the voices of ordinary people can be drowned out by spin doctors and mass marketing campaigns. My purpose is to encourage all people to take [...]
The Authentic Leader I believe that authenticity and transparency are to be the hallmarks of emerging and successful leadership, and President Barack Obama is in the vanguard of change. No longer will leaders be able to hide behind veils of unaccountability, anonymity, and be untouchable. For in this ‘always on’ society there is nowhere to [...]
THE DIGITAL WORLD With millions of mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders in use in North America we are living in an ‘always on’ world, and any recording of you can be displayed via podcasts, ‘youtube.com’, or video camera – an event that would have been, seen only once by one person and then allowed [...]
The Braidwood inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski As I listen and read the testimony of the many witnesses called I am appalled at the lack of communication skills of the RCMP and the blatant denial of inappropriate behavior – it seems save the police officers at all costs, but what a cost it is [...]
Special note; Barack Obama’s speech in the video post below. November 4th 2008 will be remembered as the day the American people participated in record numbers in the greatest act of optimism and hope that the world has seen in a very long time. Choosing hope, over the politics of fear, choosing the future over the [...]
The Canadian Federal Election has been temporarily eclipsed by world news, impacting everyone’s attention and feelings – the world is now very small and we are all connected. The sub-prime mortgage crisis shocks and de-values middle America’s homes, while de-stabilizing the economy creating social chaos and triggering the apparent collapse of Wall Street (who sold [...]
Barak Obama is proof of the career-building power of a good speech. The rapid rise of the Democratic nominee for the US presidency is a reminder that the ability to speak convincingly to others has to rank as one of the most important skills in politics, in business and in life. Will it be enough [...]
  Geoffrey X Lane is an experienced major bid coach with years of experience as a trainer for public speaking and presentation skills. He’s worked with leaders from a wide variety of organizations, helping them create successful proposals, bids and tenders. Geoffrey creates boardroom credibility through both his personal facilitation style and through successes like being the winning bid bid coach for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Bid Team in Prague.
Many organizations have the requisite technical skill to win a bid, but don’t communicate them well. Geoffrey X Lane can help your experienced team fine-tune the details that transform a good bid proposal into a winning bid presentation. |