It’s frustrating to leave a conversation feeling completely misunderstood. You might have even thought you were crystal clear, yet the message didn’t land the way you expected. This happens all the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leadership Strategist Dan Pontefract covers leadership and culture. If you’re looking to solve problems more effectively, the key ...

One of the hardest things I share with transitioning service members – who’ve spent a great deal of their life and career serving a purpose greater than themselves – is that in the civilian world, ...

While social interactions can be intimating, uncomfortable, and even awkward at times, there’s always an opportunity to shift someone's perception of you when you're speaking with them. Whether you ...

You work long hours and provide your customers and cross-functional stakeholders the best possible thought leadership, service, or guidance — only to learn you aren’t perceived as the rock star you ...

Have you ever been surprised by the way someone else sees you? I was once told by a former co-worker that I intimidated her. At four-feet-eleven-inches tall, the thought of me intimidating someone ...

Do you ever feel invisible? If you’re an introvert, I bet you do. The way we tiptoe into parties (the few we attend), not working the room so much as planting ourselves and letting the room come to us ...

On this episode, Entrepreneur Network partner Bryan Elliott sits down with actor and comedian Rob Corddry, who explains why you can't worry about other people's perceptions when creating. Of course, ...

Words can make or break a person. How you communicate with another informs their perception of you, and how you allow others to communicate with you also forms perceptions. I am sensitive to the use ...

As I prepare to graduate from Tufts, I find myself reflecting on what I’ve learned over the last four years. I’ve learned an incredible amount academically, grown emotionally and matured as an adult.