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Speak Up, Speak Out and Speak Honestly
The following article is about civility in the workplace. An insight into my interview with Elizabeth Zygmunt about what we need to keep dialogue going at work…enjoy! IN THIS CORNER: Stifle civility at your company’s peril Published: March 31, 2012 I am a “lurker.” That’s the Internet surfer who...
Read MoreLeadership Development: Getting to Rock Bottom
He stood looking in the mirror and liked what he saw; tall, graying hair, just enough, well-exercised body, not overly done. He smiled that captivating smile and spoke to himself, “Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining me.” His voice would not disappoint him, still smooth and melodic....
Read MoreGender Smart Tools and Leadership Development
Meetings can be boring, infuriating, or creative. Regardless of the exact emotion, they all are stress inducing. And with stress comes ways of responding that are hard wired in our brains. Knowing about how you tend to react and ways others are prone to react, gives you a leg...
Read MoreWhat Is Foursquare Anyway?
I have been asked to review books for McGraw Hill and it is really so much fun. I get to read all the new stuff just before it hits the market and let you all know what is good and what is great. This book, “The Power of Foursqaure” is...
Read MoreHow Leaders Can Help Trauma Survivors
It is becoming a common experience. The winds roar into town and sweep up everything in its path. Waters race to new heights and swallow homes, cars and sometimes people. Even sand storms, once the province of faraway African deserts are here, in our own Southwest, bite the face and...
Read MoreBook Review of PERFECT PHRASES by Lawrence Polsky and Antoine Gerschel
This is a resource book that can guide you when you are frustrated and annoyed. You know those moments when it is better to take a deep breath than say too much. It is like having a wise friend on call to hold up the stop sign so you don’t...
Read MoreHow Are You Reading this Summer?
This is an excellent post about our old friends books that seem to be going the wayof the dinosaur. This gives us pause to say are we giving up more than we are getting as we lose the quality of putting books in our hands. It is a good dialogue...
Read MoreSnake Oil Sales People and Real Power
I am getting so annoyed with emails promising me riches beyond my dreams in ten days. Or honest, cross her heart blogs that tell me I can write a book in a weekend, no not just a book, a best seller. And to boot I do not, that is correct,...
Read MoreThe “Cringe Factor”
Did you ever wonder why you meet someone and before he even opens his mouth you find yourself talking a step back? Or you see a new employee getting her cubicle ready and she pins up a picture, now mind you it is a copy, not anything glaringly original or...
Read MoreLeadership Development: Action is Not Always First
In our Total Leadership Connections Program the initial thrust concerns the need to know rather than the need to do. It requires a bit of containment in the “action coaching” department. So many join in the first session with that “tell me what to do” look in their eyes. That...
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