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What is your listening style?
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” - Stephen R. Covey...
Communication breakdown? How does it happen and how to avoid it.
Communication breakdown. It happens all the time. You know the one - when you think you’ve delegated something to...
Five things to avoid becoming an executive bully
You’re not an executive bully, right? Surely you’d know if you were. You don’t scream at people or threaten them. You...
What makes the holiday season so challenging?
One reason the holidays can be challenging is that for many, they are a HUGE departure from normal routines....
Your Career…Your Responsibility
Recently I was having coffee with a young man (well, young to me) whom I met a few years ago on a project. He sought...
Motivation – Throwing Away the Carrots and Sticks
I've managed people most of my career, and I've worked in teams all my life. If you had asked me early in my...
Are You Preparing for an Even Better Year?
Have you ever been looking forward to grabbing a coffee with a friend only to end up listening to him or her complain...
Is perfection preventing progress?
Have you ever avoided doing something, because you figured you wouldn't be good at it? Is perfection preventing...
How Do You Make Your Best Decisions?
The higher you climb up the corporate ladder, the more you will be receiving advice from other people -- in order for...
Is Compromise a bad thing?
Sometimes successful leaders just know they're right. We know our goals are noble, we know how we want to get there,...
How to Tackle the Peter Principle
Have you ever heard of the Peter principle? It's a theory commonly, if not derogatorily, popularized in the 70s that...