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Some singers only think they can sing. Tell them they can’t and you have a hearing problem.

Believing you can when you can’t frustrates others and hinders you. Some leaders only believe they can lead.

Deadly weaknesses masquerade as strength.

What if you’re not really great at:

  1. Delegating.
  2. Organizing.
  3. Motivating.
  4. Encouraging.
  5. Negotiating.
  6. Public speaking.
  7. Running meetings.

What if the issue is you, not them? Feels awkward doesn’t it?

When you believe you can when you can’t:

  1. Issues, faults, and failures become their issues, not yours. The problem is their ears not your glorious voice.
  2. Better is enough. “If you knew how I led meetings in the past, you’d stop complaining about how I lead them now.”
  3. Improvement stops. Why would you improve your speaking skills when you are a great speaker already? What’s been attained is never improved.
  4. Talking is skill. During a recent leadership meeting we discussed the importance…

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Kenneth Carnesi holds a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School and a Professional Certificate in International Banking from Harvard Law School. Kenneth Carnesi is the Director of Operations and Government Sales at Anaptyx LLC and sits on the Boards of The Lazarus Organization, Monkeetech LLC and MG Madison Phillips, Inc. Mr. Carnesi has also founded CICG - Carnesi International Consulting Group, a company specializing in strategy consulting to small to mid-size businesses.

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