Rob McKenzie, Author at PURSUIT

A good manager, like a good NHL coach, knows when to pull the goalie

May 6, 2017 by Rob McKenzie

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Winning coaches, like winning managers, know when the game is up.

Whichever team wins the Stanley Cup this spring, this will be true of its head coach: he will previously have been fired as an NHL head coach. All eight teams in the second round of the post-season were being led by a man who previously had been shown the door … Read More

Giving a speech? Here’s how to tell a good joke

May 3, 2017May 3, 2017 by Rob McKenzie

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Silence is an effective tool when telling a good joke in a speech

Hasan Minhaj did not exactly knock them dead at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 29. He was shouty, some of his jokes were clunkers and he delivered many of them waytooquickly. But he nailed one, by applying one of the first rules of public speaking: slow down. He set the … Read More