In today's episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart Egnal speaks with
Margo Gouley, Director of Program Development, The Humphrey Group
Here are some moments from their conversation:
Reimagining what it means to inspire - 01:57
Humphrey group history -- speech-writing firm - 02:41
Speechwriting is a hard job - 04:11
Democratization of training -- leadership at every level - 04:58
Reasons for decline is speechwriting - 05:16
The Digital Transformation and the Death of Formality - 07:27
Is the 'speech' dead? - 07:54
What has come to the fore to replace formal communications? - 08:39
No Gatekeepers to communication anymore - 09:23
New voices -- and pressures for organizations - 10:16
How did Humphrey group change? - 10:48
Influence has changed and so has Humphrey - 11:38
Re-imagine what leadership and leadership communication - 14:35
What it means to inspire today? - 15:21
What do people expect of leaders? - 17:24
Engagement - 19:38
People expect to be engaged with a genuine purpose - 19:54
Moving from persuasion -> broader idea of influence - 21:43
Inspiration - 22:22
3 Streams at the Humphrey Group - 23:05
Describe the 3 Streams - 23:44
REFLECTION- 23:45
CONNECTION - 24:11
PERSUASION - 25:24
Final thought: What do you stand for? What inspires you? - 27:46
Last take away from episode -- you can build these skills - 28:46
