March 30, 2018
The “Ah-Ha” Moment That Changed Everything
My “ah-ha” moment happened on a fateful day during my career at Bloomberg in New York. I found myself giving a speech to a group of professionals wher...
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Articles by Chuck Garcia
Writing on communication, emotional intelligence, and leadership, from the classroom, the stage, and the mountain.
March 22, 2018
Act, Then React: How an Unexpected Situation Boosted My Career
In a previous post, I spoke to the underwhelming statistic that .7 percent, or only one student out of one hundred, can claim fluency of a language th...
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March 15, 2018
The One Foreign Language You Should Be Fluent In
Think back to your high school self: you’re in your second week as a sophomore in high school, taking five courses, and you’re home about to study for...
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March 9, 2018
Harness and Share Your Inner Passion—It Will Pay Off
Ever since I was young, I dreamed of working on Wall Street. That passion drove me to attend college where I studied to do just that—and then it happe...
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March 6, 2018
Um…So…
So. It’s like, I mean….you know. Um, Uhh… ya Kinda sort of. So, oh totally, like whatever… I don’t know what’s going on, but every time we speak with ...
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March 1, 2018
Logos President and Climb Leadership CEO to Team Teach Columbia Leadership Courses
Logos Consulting Group president Helio Fred Garcia and Climb Leadership Consulting CEO Chuck Garcia will jointly teach several leadership courses this...
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February 28, 2018
Three Questions to Consider Every Time You Speak
Why doesn’t everyone commit to developing their communication skills? For years, I’ve coached executives who all needed to persuade and provoke change...
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February 21, 2018
Two Things One Professor Taught Me
I grew up in a family of academia. My father was a professor and my two older brothers went on to become professors as well. While I appreciated the b...
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February 14, 2018
Climbing Your Mountains
Over the years, I became a mountaineer, climbing peaks across the globe. When I descended Mount Kilimanjaro in 2004, it hit me like a lightning bolt: ...
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February 14, 2018
Before You’ve Said a Word
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February 1, 2018
How the Ten Commandments of Public Speaking Apply to Any Situation
When we hear, “public speaking,” we often think of speeches and/or presentations given to a larger group of people. While this is public speaking, so ...
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January 25, 2018
Are You a Boss, or Are You a Leader?
We have all had bosses, currently have bosses, and are even bosses today. This title/capacity doesn’t always have a positive connotation; in fact, man...
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