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Ask the CEO: the Power of Asking at Burson-Marsteller UK

Ask the CEO: the Power of Asking at Burson-Marsteller UK

by Paul Quinn | Apr 11, 2022 | Asking - Business, Asking - Empowerment, Asking - Leadership, Asking - Professional Development

Allan Biggar, a former managing director (London) of the global public relations and communications PR firm Burson-Marsteller who became chairman of its global corporate and financial practice, is CEO of Allan Biggar & Company Limited, a business strategy and...
Prove You Can Do This: Russell Leander’s Story

Prove You Can Do This: Russell Leander’s Story

by Paul Quinn | Apr 8, 2022 | Asking - Empowerment, Asking - Opportunities

At 19, after a post-high school “gap year” of jobs digging ditches in the Arizona desert and folding underwear, I realized that I’d better go to college or the gap year might become a gap life.  I applied to several colleges, all of which turned...
She Asked and Hollywood said YES

She Asked and Hollywood said YES

by Paul Quinn | Mar 20, 2022 | Asking - Empowerment, Asking - Theatre & Film

For people who are unafraid to ask, the world is filled with possibilities. For one such person, an adventurous spirit and a series of asks fast-tracked her from her home in the Midwest to the television studios of Los Angeles. In her 30s, Margaret Moira...
Why Today’s Great Leaders “Ask Don’t Tell”

Why Today’s Great Leaders “Ask Don’t Tell”

by Paul Quinn | Mar 17, 2022 | Asking - Business, Asking - Empowerment, Asking - Leadership, Asking - Professional Development

How does self-esteem determine our willingness to ask for what we want? And what is the impact in the workplace when leaders take an “ask don’t tell” approach? G. Dan Lumpkin recently tackled both of these questions in a conversation with me. Dan is...
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