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Two Key Communication Tips When The News Is Bad
Last week was a difficult one. Both my parents have Parkinson’s disease and I went with them to their doctor’s appointment. One of the primary …
Posted in Communications
Tagged change management, communication, delivering bad news, empathy
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By All Means, Ignore Your Stakeholders
My vacuum went on the fritz, and I have been trying to get it fixed. It’s a vacuum by the inventor/company that prides itself on …
Posted in Change, Insights, Leadership
Tagged business readiness success, change, communication, setting expectations, Stakeholders, status
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Goodbye Josh Hamilton: When Your Super Star Goes to the Competition
Josh Hamilton in a Los Angeles Angel’s uniform. Wow. As a Texas Rangers fan, that was a sight to see. In four years as a …
Posted in Change, Leadership, Organization, Talent
Tagged career, career development, change leadership, change management, communication, executive leadership development, Josh Hamilton, leadership, organization change management, succession planning, talent, talent management, talent planning
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Body Language: Fake It ‘Til You Make It
There are so many singing contests on TV these days, but one that really had a different spin, was The Voice. The contest begins with …
Posted in Communications
Tagged Body language, building confidence, communication, executive presence
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Women and Work: Are You Watching the Fire? Or Doing Your Part?
I am simultaneously fascinated, horrified, stunned and motivated by the firestorm of conversations occurring right now around two events: The leaked Yahoo memo announcing the …
Whipped Cream on a Cow Pie: People Skills Without Love
Teaching “people skills” to leaders who don’t care about people is like putting whipped cream on a cow pie. When you take a bite, it’s …
Posted in Leadership
Tagged 360 degree feedback, change, coaching, communication, communication style, emotional intelligence, employee engagement, executive leadership development, feedback, growing leaders, leadership, leadership development, love, organization leadership, people skills, performance management, relationship effectiveness, talent development, trust
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The Power of One Word
I love finding great ideas in one area of life and applying them in other areas. In the book My One Word, Reverend Mike Ashcroft …
Posted in Communications
Tagged communicate, communication, mantra, mission, myoneword, New Years resolutions, one word, strategic initiative
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6 Change Management Lessons from the Super Bowl
Are you staring at the “Super Bowl of Change” in your organization? Is it a large change and you’re responsible? Are you expected to be …
Four Tips for Managing Up
Sometimes it’s more difficult to ‘manage up’ than it is to ‘manage down.’ No matter where you are on the food chain in your organization, …