We’ve all seen it happen …. someone is overly-emotional and expressing it in the most inappropriate manner: laughing too loudly or jumping up and down ‘for joy’ and on the other end of the spectrum crying, shuffling with head down … Continue reading
Talking Emails
Electronic communication is our way of life and unfortunately oftentimes our primary method of communication. The same words can be read and interpreted several different ways, especially when all words are uniform (no bold, italics or emoticons). For instance, how … Continue reading
Just your ego peeking through?
Has this ever happened to you? Your conversation begins normally. Next thing you know words are flying and you are in the middle of a heated argument. How did you get here? What went so terribly wrong? When we get … Continue reading
Ladder of Influence leads to Misguided Beliefs
How many times do you play the same situation over and over again? What is your reaction when someone says “We tried that before and it didn’t work”? Using the ladder of influence, you start with the facts that you … Continue reading
Expand and Strengthen your Leadership Influence
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
Best Use of My Time?
Like many of you, I seem to have too many items on my ‘ to-do’ list [not my 'wish' list] and not enough time in my day. Foremost in my mind is the question “What is the best use of … Continue reading
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Breaking Bottlenecks
Breaking Bottlenecks The year is nearly half over …how are things going? How many of your goals have you achieved? Did you identify your motivations and your obstacles? Were your motivators strong enough for you to overcome your obstacles? Did … Continue reading
Pardon me … are you staring
Interesting article on Staring …. why you stare, who you stare at, what you can do to stop staring. Staring … or peering intently at something or someone … is what part of your emotional brain does. When the object, … Continue reading
