Leaders in Gear is built in three sections: Get Yourself in Gear, Get Your Team in Gear, Get Your Presentations in Gear. Each of the 59 chapters has one big "do this if you do anything" idea called the Big MO. The Big MOs from the first two sections are in previous posts. Here are the Big MOs from the Get Your Presentations in Gear section:
38. Seven Speaking Tips - Give concrete, visual, simple messages.
39. Five Speaking Misconceptions - Credibility starts with authenticity.
40. Three Common Pitfalls - Give your talks zest, flavor and life.
41. Create Memorable Messages - Less information is more.
42. Control Nerves - Know your stuff top to bottom.
43. SMART Presenters - Broken time rules kill presentations.
44. Develop Presentations - Quickly figure out your unique position.
45. Small Group Credibility - Smile and express genuine charisma.
46. Lead Small Group Discussions - Get everyone engaged to improve output.
47. Room Preparation - Your presentation starts before you do.
48. Build Audience Rapport - Orchestrate their involvement.
49. Engage an Auditorium Audience - An auditorium’s cons can be pros.
50. Keeping Attention - Use emotions to get and keep attention.
51. Difficult Audience Members - Once you lose control, you lose trust.
52. Four Audience Types - Everyone has a reason for how they respond.
53. Great Keynotes - Be fully engaged.
54. Unplanned Keynote Moments - Respond positively to distractions.
55. Concentrate Your Room - Get everyone facing the same direction.
56. Your Personality Matters - Be the best of you and a little of them.
57. Great Speaker Introductions - The speaker introduction is the speech’s start.
58. Powerful Slide Shows - Slide shows are for visual support.
59. Perfect Banquet Talks - Be entertaining.
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3/15/10
The Team Section’s Big MOs
The Big MO is the one big idea that is the anchor for each chapter. MO stands for Motor Oil. The leader behavior, trait, skill or talent that is most needed to add grease to your Leader Gear and move the ideas in the chapter forward. Following are the Big MOs from Section two.
SECTION TWO – GET YOUR TEAM IN GEAR
19. Negotiate - Be prepared for a no, but fight for a yes.
20. Work a Room - People remember how you made them feel.
21. Handle Drama - Foster healthy relationships.
22. Bring the Best out of Others - Decide what an amazing job looks like.
23. Connect - Treat others like they want to be treated.
24. Lead Without Being Bossy - Use care-isma.
25. Apologize - Deal with the relationship first.
26. Build Trust - Build trust across all levels.
27. Listening Like a Leader - Fully listening is rare.
28. Motivate - People need inspired to give their best.
29. Find the Good in Others - Begin by looking for the good.
30. Coach - Ask questions to strengthen trust.
31. Persuade - A big challenge must have a big purpose.
32. Negative People - Negative people need evidence to change.
33. Controlling Leaders - Controlling leaders lead from fear.
34. Deliver Bad News - The medium is as important as the message.
35. Brainstorm - The loudest people do not always have the best ideas.
36. Get Teams to Work - Individuals, not teams, do things.
37. Run Meetings - Take control or the meeting will control you.
Also, here is the new book cover...
SECTION TWO – GET YOUR TEAM IN GEAR
19. Negotiate - Be prepared for a no, but fight for a yes.
20. Work a Room - People remember how you made them feel.
21. Handle Drama - Foster healthy relationships.
22. Bring the Best out of Others - Decide what an amazing job looks like.
23. Connect - Treat others like they want to be treated.
24. Lead Without Being Bossy - Use care-isma.
25. Apologize - Deal with the relationship first.
26. Build Trust - Build trust across all levels.
27. Listening Like a Leader - Fully listening is rare.
28. Motivate - People need inspired to give their best.
29. Find the Good in Others - Begin by looking for the good.
30. Coach - Ask questions to strengthen trust.
31. Persuade - A big challenge must have a big purpose.
32. Negative People - Negative people need evidence to change.
33. Controlling Leaders - Controlling leaders lead from fear.
34. Deliver Bad News - The medium is as important as the message.
35. Brainstorm - The loudest people do not always have the best ideas.
36. Get Teams to Work - Individuals, not teams, do things.
37. Run Meetings - Take control or the meeting will control you.
Also, here is the new book cover...
3/11/10
The Big M.O.
One of the cool parts of Leaders in Gear is the little widget at the first of each chapter called The Big M.O. Here is a screenshot of the first chapter that shows the first Big M.O. and explains it:
For all the student leaders and teachers who will use Leaders in Gear for speech, workshop or classroom material, when you put all sixty of the Big M.O.s together you have an awesome collection of quick leadership workshop titles, quotes and thoughts to share with others. Here are the Big M.O.s from the Get Yourself in Gear section:
(Chapter Title - Big M.O.)
1. Get in Leader Gear - Every useful brush has a canvas upon which to leave its mark.
2. How Leaders Think - If you can’t be excellent at it, don’t be it at all.
3. Avoid Entitlement - High performers are in love with their craft.
4. Healthy Stress - Keeping fuel tanks full protects healthy stress.
5. Get and Stay Happy - Focus on giving praise, building others and serving the greater good.
6. Commit - People give their time to what is really important to them.
7. Grow - Challenging goals are growth food.
8. Wired for Success - Push the boundaries.
9. Find the Time - Make time for Epic Journeys.
10. Stay Honest - Attach a strong positive anchor to the truth.
11. Create Cool Stuff - Cool ideas are made from elbow grease.
12. Solve Problems - Focus on the cause, not the conditions.
13. How Leaders Fail - Success is determined by what you do with failure.
14. Achieving Great Goals - Epic goals get done by forgetting how to give up.
15. Make an Impact - Big impact comes from small, mundane acts.
16. Great First Impressions - Listen and ask open-ended questions.
17. Loyalty to Organizations - Be clear and loud with your affiliations.
For all the student leaders and teachers who will use Leaders in Gear for speech, workshop or classroom material, when you put all sixty of the Big M.O.s together you have an awesome collection of quick leadership workshop titles, quotes and thoughts to share with others. Here are the Big M.O.s from the Get Yourself in Gear section:
(Chapter Title - Big M.O.)
1. Get in Leader Gear - Every useful brush has a canvas upon which to leave its mark.
2. How Leaders Think - If you can’t be excellent at it, don’t be it at all.
3. Avoid Entitlement - High performers are in love with their craft.
4. Healthy Stress - Keeping fuel tanks full protects healthy stress.
5. Get and Stay Happy - Focus on giving praise, building others and serving the greater good.
6. Commit - People give their time to what is really important to them.
7. Grow - Challenging goals are growth food.
8. Wired for Success - Push the boundaries.
9. Find the Time - Make time for Epic Journeys.
10. Stay Honest - Attach a strong positive anchor to the truth.
11. Create Cool Stuff - Cool ideas are made from elbow grease.
12. Solve Problems - Focus on the cause, not the conditions.
13. How Leaders Fail - Success is determined by what you do with failure.
14. Achieving Great Goals - Epic goals get done by forgetting how to give up.
15. Make an Impact - Big impact comes from small, mundane acts.
16. Great First Impressions - Listen and ask open-ended questions.
17. Loyalty to Organizations - Be clear and loud with your affiliations.
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