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Leadership Relationships: What Does This Mean?
When you hear the term ‘leadership relationships’, what do you think of? Do you think of relationships with other leaders, relationships with staff, relationships with superiors or something else altogether? It’s an interesting topic and I’m not yet sure what it means to me. We …
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Corporate Team-building Events: Why Bother?
If an organization has successful teams, it makes sense that they would have a successful company, right? And I’m guessing this belief is why organizations spend tens of thousands of dollars every year on corporate team-building events. I bet you’re thinking that I don’t believe …
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Nonverbal Communication: Is Seeing Believing?
I always heard that when someone is talking you should pay attention to their nonverbal communication and to believe what their body language says rather than the words if the two aren’t in alignment. Hogwash! Great speakers are taught how to control their body movements. …
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Leadership Relationships: What Does This Mean?
When you hear the term ‘leadership relationships’, what do you think of? Do you think of relationships with other leaders, relationships with staff, relationships with superiors or something else altogether? It’s an interesting topic and I’m not yet sure what it means to me. We …
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Coaching Companies: Is It Better to Hire a Coaching Company than an Individual Coach?
A coaching company is an organization that has multiple coaches working for them. They may be employees or contractors, but they align themselves under one name and refer to themselves as coaching companies. If you are looking to hire a coach, are you better served …
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Improve Your Presentation Skills
Presentation skills are not just for folks who are conducting workshops or facilitations. They aren’t just for consultants or coaches or speakers; they are necessary for anyone who wants to advance their career. Sooner or later you are likely to be making a presentation. It …
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How to Increase Employee Motivation
Who among us as leaders hasn’t wondered how to increase employee motivation? What makes one person see what’s necessary and just do it, and the next person has to be guided every step of the way or never does it at all? Why does one …
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Change Management Issues
Whether you are merging with another company, have new leadership, need to change the culture or are simply adopting new technology, change is difficult for many. Ignoring this fact is destined to create stress, frustration and unintended outcomes. Acknowledging that change management issues are part …
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What Are Good Communication Skills?
When someone asks me the question, “What are good communication skills?” I’m never quite sure how to respond. First, I have no idea what they mean by communication skills. Is this oral or written or both? In what context are they asking? Is this for …
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The Benefits of Coaching
The International Coach Federation discusses the benefits of coaching. I don’t disagree, but their insights are through the lens of hiring someone external to the organization as a coach. Hey, I’m a coach, so I want to dispel any idea that hiring a coach is …
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