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• Are You Strong Enough To Ask For Help?
  on May 14, 2013 in Careers Learning
  Employee engagement, management engagement, leadership, passion in the workplace. . . These rallying cries fill books, blogs, and backroom banter. The real issue: "How can we get done what needs to get done and create a sense of "we're in...
• Earn Your "Change Chips" Early
  on Apr 29, 2013 in Change & Transitions
  If you want to change an organization, you start by changing the patterns in which people talk together, the things they talk about, the frequency of their contact and the makeup of those who overhear them." --Art Kleiner, Who Really...
• Business or Busyness?
  on Apr 25, 2013 in Leadership Learning
  Recently I met with a corporate Executive VP in New York City. I'll call him Phil. Phil said his division was struggling. But instead of leading the charge to turn things around, he was being called into meetings regularly to...
• Still Doing More With Less?
  on Apr 23, 2013 in Leadership Learning
  Hope you can join us on the Ken Blanchard Livecast:...
• Coaching Builds Commitment
  on Apr 16, 2013 in Coaching/Mentoring
  Did you know that the majority of employees today expect their managers to coach them? At the same time, managers are concerned that they won't have all the answers. That's understandable, given the human condition's need for a sense of...
• Leadership's "Big Three"
  on Apr 9, 2013 in Leadership Learning
  We say we want a mentor, a coach, a trusted advisor. We want to grow and become more effective. We ask for help. For "feedback." This is what you need to make it a success: The patience to listen, the...
• Grow By Subtraction
  on Apr 4, 2013 in Leadership Learning
  Most career inventories and branding activities are additive. They ask you to identify success factors by adding up your talents, hopes, and goals. That's part of the process. One of the desirable ingredients for personal and business success that we...
• Career: Self-Leadership & 3 Key Variables
  on Mar 25, 2013 in Careers Change & Transitions Leadership
  You, Your Boss, Your Organization Shortly after my 27th birthday I landed the ideal job following graduate school: Director of PR for a college in New Jersey. I reported directly to the President, participated in the Board of Trustees meetings,...
• How Many Choices Do You Really Want?
  on Mar 18, 2013 in Decision Making
  The rallying cry of sales reps, product managers and politicians is "Choices! We offer choices!" My observation? We really don’t like having too many choices. It makes us a little nervous. Every option leads to a chance to foul something...
• Persuasion and Sales: Sure You Can
  on Mar 11, 2013 in Communication Influence Sales
  You've heard it: "I could never be in sales." Monitor your conversations for a day. How often are your really trying to convince someone to see things your way? For some reason it's OK to persuade but icky to sell....
• Leadership, Stamina, and Heart
  on Mar 4, 2013 in Inspiration & Motivation Leadership
  The cheetah survives on the African plains by running down its prey and can sprint 70 miles per hour. But, according to the TV documentary I was watching, the cheetah can't sustain that pace for long. Inside its long, sleek...
• Tips to Pinpoint Real Issues At Work
  on Feb 25, 2013 in Coaching/Mentoring
  Often, when people tell us about something that's worrying them, they talk "around" the topic. Counselors call it the "presenting issue." It can be difficult for them to get right to the heart of the issue; or, they may not...
• It's About the "So What?" Factor
  on Feb 18, 2013 in Presentations
  You'll either be giving, or listening to, a presentation or pitch of some sort this week. When we speak, our audience has a set of mental scanners with blinking lights waiting for the "So What?" question to finally be answered....
• Telling The Truth About Talent
  on Feb 4, 2013 in Talent Management
  If you want to be the person who offers real value in a Talent Management discussion, then be the person who demands the truth about performance. Organizations are all about power and equilibrium. Over time, "conventional wisdom" creates the list...
• Presentation? 3 Quick Tips
  on Jan 31, 2013 in Presentations
  One of the benefits of delivering a lot of speeches is the chance to watch others, and learn from them as well. Here are three things that I've learned and used along the way. I hope they serve you well:...
• Some Advice on Advice at Work
  on Jan 24, 2013 in Careers Coaching/Mentoring
  Be careful when you give advice--somebody might take it." Anonymous. Most of us enjoy giving advice. If you're a manager, it may even make you feel a lot more managerial. And let's be honest, advice is a lot more fun...
• Five Messages That It's Time For A Change
  on Jan 14, 2013 in Change & Transitions
  If you've ever wondered what executive coaches really do that's truly valuable, it's this: We create a relationship that enables people to clearly see reality. Life isn't a part of business; business is a part of life. So, everything of...
• Five Messages That It's Time For A Change
  on Jan 14, 2013 in Change & Transitions
  If you've ever wondered what executive coaches really do that's truly valuable, it's this: We create a relationship that enables people to clearly see reality. Life isn't a part of business; business is a part of life. So, everything of...
• Managers: Increase Feedback, Reduce Stress
  on Jan 7, 2013 in Leadership Learning Management Performance Management
  "Whatever is unresolved becomes a stressor" Managers add stress to their lives by postponing important conversations and letting them build up until their heads start to feel like a balloon waiting to burst. Or, we try to submerge those thoughts...
• Merry Christmas To All
  on Dec 25, 2012 in Holiday Thoughts
  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. --Luke 2:11...

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