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Oil and Water People in the Office

August 21, 2011 By shari2008

Are members of your staff like oil and water – not mixing well enough to become a team? As a manager, you’ve seen the stress involved, and are not immune to their feelings as well as the pressure from your … Continue reading →

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Expand and Strengthen your Leadership Influence

August 12, 2011 By shari2008

As part of my WBEA Scholarship and sponsored by Mountain State University (where I am pursuing my Doctorate of Executive Leadership), I will be offering a webinar on Expanding and Strengthening your Leadership Influence. Handouts will be available after the … Continue reading →

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Natural Behavioral Styles … Better Than Talent?

August 12, 2011 By admin

The New Mexico Business Weekly had an interesting article. It stated that research has shown that knowing someone’s natural behavioral style how they act and react in situations will help you match them to the position that will keep them … Continue reading →

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Early in life teachings

August 11, 2011 By shari2008

Early in life we are taught to play nice and follow the Golden Rule. As we grow up and enter the business world, we find out that there are different ways to play nice. Others (or our own) behaviors can … Continue reading →

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Is Ethical the same as Right?

August 4, 2011 By admin

If you do the right thing, are you doing the ethical thing? Is the right behavior, or response, always the ethical response? Think about it …. I was watching a rerun of Frasier when Frasier and his dad, Martin, had … Continue reading →

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Power of Intention

July 21, 2011 By admin

Have you ever thought about the power of intention? And how it can have a sweeping effect on your current life? You have to create the intention that you really want, not the intention that is driving you crazy. For … Continue reading →

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What You See Does Not Currently Exist

July 18, 2011 By admin

According to the History Channel’s program “The Universe – Light Speed” …. Laura Danly, Griffith Park Observatory Curator in LA: Because it takes time to travel, we’re able to look back in time, the further out we look in distance, … Continue reading →

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The objective of education is not what you think

July 15, 2011 By shari2008

I recently read an article from Knowledge @ Wharton that gave an interesting perspective: It asks Why doesn’t education focus on what humans can do better than the machines and instruments they create? It goes on to say Teaching enables … Continue reading →

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Certainty or Accuracy: Comment

July 12, 2011 By admin

From one of my Quick Communique: Points to Ponder newsletter: So many people come from a position of certainty.. when it’s really personal opinion, their perception of what they saw or heard. They can be sure.. but without accuracy or … Continue reading →

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Structured Dialogue Part 2

July 5, 2011 By admin

Picking up from where we left off in having those difficult conversations … Chances are you don’t relish having this conversation. The other person’s defenses may be up, or they may be wary of your requesting the meeting. Don’t apologize … Continue reading →

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