….and touch your elbow. Come on, let’s see you do that. I’ll wait while you try. La-la-la-la. Tra-la-la-la. Fa-la-la-la. How’d you do? Were you successful? No? Hmm … let’s take this in two steps: 1. Stick your tongue out. I … Continue reading
Stick your tongue out ….
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Running … or sliding through?
If I asked you if you have ever intentionally run a red light, what would your response be? How about if I asked if you have ever slid though a red light? Aren’t they the same thing? Don’t they both … Continue reading
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Invite? Encourage? Challenge?
How different are these words? What reaction do you get when you ‘invite’ someone join you in a task? When you ‘encourage’ a colleague to try just one more time? or when you ‘challenge’ someone to stretch their abilities? Are … Continue reading
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Always … for quite some time
Watching the news last night, I heard a very interesting line from the newscaster: “…There has always been problems for quite some time now …” Huh? It isn’t what he said, it’s what he meant to say
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Decision makes have become ‘deer’
Mentoring and faciliting executives is vastly different than having middle managers or new supervisors in the class. I spend more time with the higher executives digging deep into the far-reaching consequences and implications of average people skills [emotional intelligence]. New supervisors … Continue reading
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Colgan Air White Paper
From this fatal accident in February 2009, Shari has analyzed the captain’s words and behaviors from a leadership standpoint. She focuses on three areas: empathy, self-confidence/self-esteem, and intiative. Her white paper has been met with excitement and fascination. Email her … Continue reading
Navigating the world of beauty ….
I recently attended a networking function – you know the kind where you have to stand up and give your 30-second introduction. Most of the self introductions follow the same, boring pattern: Hi! My name is ‘Silly Sally’, and my … Continue reading
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