by Margot Carmichael Lester | Feb 20, 2020 | E'ship, Training & Workshops
It feels good to help other people be successful. So this week I took time away from the office for two events designed to advise and support entrepreneurs pitching their companies and graduate students looking for jobs. Executive Coaching: Investor and Business...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Nov 26, 2019 | Training & Workshops
I'm still floating a bit on the energy from last week's National High School Journalism Convention in DC. Over the course of two days I spoke to more than 400 scholastic journalists -- reporters, editors, columnists, yearbook staffers, radio show producers -- and a...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Sep 24, 2018 | Training & Workshops, Writing/How to Write
We can all be better communicators. Collaborating with someone to improve your skills, boost your productivity or crush an important process, and increase your effectiveness has measurable impact on your success. Whether you've got a big speaking opportunity ahead,...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | May 22, 2017 | Best Practice, Training & Workshops
Sometimes it's hard to explain abstract concepts in words. This is especially true when we're trying to grasp where an organization or brand is now, where it wants to go or what it wants to be, or what the world looks like when the organization fulfills its mission....
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Mar 13, 2017 | Social Media, Training & Workshops
One of the best parts of my job is traveling around the country helping nonprofits and advocacy groups communicate more effectively with supporters, activists and others. Social Media for Nonprofits Tomorrow, I present to the New Director Academy, a great program at...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Apr 7, 2014 | Best Practice, Process, Training & Workshops, Work Samples from Margot Lester & The Word Factory Team
Last week I was the featured speaker at the Balanced Scorecard Institute's 2014 User Conference. They asked me to talk about how to effectively communicate change, and I centered my talk on a looking at focus, clarity and transparency in a new way. Here's the deck:...
