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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Communicators, Part 2: Get Their Attention And Loyalty 6 Aug 2013 | 01:01 am
Image Credit: dishinwithrebelle.com Sure, Detroit says it had to declare bankruptcy. But financial failure is often a series of communication mistakes—from leadership, from marketing, from sales, fro...
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Communicators — Part 1: Creating Trust 25 Jul 2013 | 01:54 am
Image Credit: sodahead.com “Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re saying” –Pink Floyd When did you last see someone’s eyes glaze over when you were talking to them? Recently? People misunde...
How To Influence Anyone, Any Time, Anywhere: 4 Subconscious Secrets 2 Jul 2013 | 04:58 am
How many times have you tried to influence, enroll, engage someone in the past 2 weeks? How many times were you successful? Now more than ever leaders need to be able to influence outcomes. Good int...
Do This When The Ball Gets Dropped–And Prevent Repeats 23 May 2013 | 05:43 am
Most of us dislike confrontation. And having a frank discussion with an employee who has broken a commitment is no exception. One, it’s uncomfortable. Two, if you do it incorrectly, you can create eve...
Do You Rule With Claws and Teeth? Try Leading With Engagement Instead 2 May 2013 | 03:39 am
Image Credit: lionguardians.wildlifedirect.org We all know that influencing by authority—by command & control—is out. Influencing by engaging and enrolling is in. Yet too many leaders still rule with...
Yes You CAN Buy Happiness–And It’s Cheaper Than You Think 19 Apr 2013 | 12:51 pm
Happiness can indeed be bought. But there’s no storefront, no web site, no vendors or purchase orders required. And the wealth isn’t wired—but it is transferred. If you want happiness for an hour—ta...
The 3 Things All Humans Crave–And How To Motivate Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere 22 Mar 2013 | 11:49 am
mage Credit: Christine Comaford Associates LLC 2013 Maslow was right. As you probably know, once we have food and shelter, but before we can seek self-actualization—the Smart State—we must feel safe...
Rev Up Your Ho-Hum Employees: Use Neuroscience to Win the Talent War 11 Mar 2013 | 11:03 am
A new survey by the American Management Association (AMA) suggests today’s leaders have little confidence that their employees have the skills to excel in a global economy. Wow. AMA’s announcement re...
Top 4 Stupid Reasons CEOs Get Sued — Don’t Let These Happen To You 11 Feb 2013 | 01:48 am
Image Credit: DealerComplianceConsultants.com CEOs get sued entirely too often, and often they ask for it. Over dinner in San Francisco with one of my favorite securities law firms, Qian & Nemecek LL...
Stop Reacting! Start Responding: How to Hack Your Brain Part 2 22 Jan 2013 | 09:25 am
Image Credit: macsoda.com Can you shift your emotional state at will? Can you shift your team members’ too? Most of us can’t—when we get emotionally triggered we’re toast. Our train has left the pro...
