Henry Hudson Toastmasters

At its best, perfectionist leadership leads people toward their goals (individually and collectively) by focusing on positive reinforcement, details, fairness and improvement.

"A lectern is a barrier. Stand away from it. A laptop between you and your listener is a barrier. Set it to the side. If you keep your hands in your pockets, take them out. An open posture takes up more space and makes you feel more confident. If you feel confident, you’ll look confident."

"As the world emerges from COVID-19, some micro-business owners will begin to rebuild, and some who lost corporate jobs will join their ranks. What is certain is that businesses everywhere, in a forthcoming brave new post-COVID-19 world, will need to increase their capacity to adapt, improving their flexibility, resilience, and responsiveness. This is exactly where small- to medium-business owners’ strengths tend to lie, says a 2020 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report."

Start by asking questions. You need to understand your employee’s perception of their performance before expressing yours. https://hbr.org//giving-critical-feedback-is-even-harder-r

"Excessively rapid speech is not in itself a disorder. But there is a speech disorder, called cluttering, that includes fast-talking. In addition to speaking quickly, clutterers crowd their sentences with fillers (e.g., um, like), insert pauses where they don't belong and use abnormal intonation. Both ERS and cluttering can be hard to follow, but not for the same reason. A slowed-down recording of ERS would basically sound like ordinary speech, whereas de-accelerated cluttering would still contain a multitude of what experts call "disfluencies.""

#1 - Listen Deeply - Most of us are terrible listeners. The reasons vary, from being distracted by our own internal monologues to superimposing meaning on what’s being said before we allow others to finish. Instead, try this: focus on the person speaking, and verbally play back a summary of what was said to make sure you understand, before proceeding to build on the conversation with additional points.