As an alumnus of the Center for Creative Leadership, I learned a long time ago that constructive feedback is one of the most precious gifts we can receive. When given appropriately, it means that someone cares enough about us that they want to help us get better at something. In the two previous articles, Does [...]

These are best practices to follow in the delivery of your elevator speech. Keep within the Time Limit Elevator speeches are 30 to 60 seconds long—no exceptions! The two example elevator pitches we constructed in Does Your Elevator Speech Go to the Top Floor take 35 seconds for the decision maker speech and 38 seconds for [...]

In today’s job market, there’s no doubt that one of the most helpful tools career professionals need is a powerful, effective elevator speech. Yet, it’s a hard skill to master. I’ve watched seasoned executives fumble and break out in sweat because they were asked to share their elevator speech and weren’t prepared to respond. I’ve attended quite a [...]