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Resolving Conflict and Strengthening Relationships
Do you find yourself arguing with your partner over a messy kitchen? Or perhaps feel frustrated because you are always the one planning your couple or family activities? Maybe you love to mingle at a party but feel irritated when your partner prefers to sit in the corner? Our individual differences can make relationships complicated,…
Lees meerOptimizing Your Decision Making Process
Did you know that our decision making process is often based on the environment that we are in? For example, as I’m writing this article, I could be sipping on a hazelnut latte. However, I’m currently looking at a bottle of water. Although I am capable of walking out to buy a cup of coffee,…
Lees meerPreparing for the Learning Environment of the Future
What is the future of the learning environment? That was the question posed by keynote speaker Sugatra Mitra at the 2015 ATD International Conference & Exposition in sunny Orlando, Florida last week. The conversation that followed was both eye-opening, inspiring, and timely. The world of education, learning, and training & development is changing. This much…
Lees meerUnderstanding Perceptions for More Effective Communication
Effective communication comes from a deeper understanding of your own perceptions and the perceptions of others. For example, communicating value means different things to different people. I am continually learning the distinction between “expensive” and “valuable.” I think it is human nature to assume that as price increases, value must inherently increase as well. We…
Lees meerCreating a Great Place to Work: Make Time to Wonder
I recently attended a luncheon that honored companies that were identified as a ‘great place to work.’ Each company was recognized individually, and the CEO/leader had the opportunity to talk to audience about the people and the culture of their organization. As I listened to each leader talk about their respective organizations, I reflected on…
Lees meerCreating a Stimulating Learning Environment
Music plays an important role in creating a stimulating learning environment and increasing learner engagement in a training session. As any trainer or facilitator knows, there’s a surprising amount of thought that goes in to the room set up of any workshop. Your goal is to create an optimal learning experience. You want everyone to…
Lees meerCourageous Leadership: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” – Vincent van Gogh Leaders do not hide. Leaders do not point fingers away from themselves. Leaders do not ride the coat-tales of someone more popular. Finding and using your VOICE as a Leader takes Courage. Once you’ve discovered your core Values, established…
Lees meer4 Ways To Incorporate Emotional Intelligence Into Your Life and Work
“90 percent of top performers have high emotional intelligence.” This line in a time.com article struck me, along with another line “people with average IQs outperform those with highest IQs 70 percent of the time.” When I thought deeply about these lines, it made a lot of sense. Intelligence isn’t the most important factor in…
Lees meer6 Ways to Fuel Results Through Positive Thinking
(This post was originally featured on the Complete Intelligence Blog) There are still diehard curmudgeons out there who I meet every day who insist that positivity is just a code word for goofing around and not getting things done. They could not be more wrong. Positive states of mind have been shown to fuel incredible…
Lees meerDeveloping Your Critical Leadership Skills: Creativity
Creativity in Leadership: the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, and to create meaningful ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc. “Innovation is the result of creativity untethered by conformity.” – ICAN 2015 We recently began a blog series on critical leadership skills as shared with us at the 2015 ICAN Conference. The 2,300+ conference…
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