Book Summary: “Crucial Conversations. Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High”, by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, and Switzler
The authors define a Crucial Conversation as a discussion between two or more people where (1) stakes are high, (2) opinions vary, and (3) emotions run high. Examples frequently involve money, relationships, job performance, politics, parenting, health, chores,...
Onboarding vs. Orientation. What’s the Difference?
Congratulations, you've made a great hiring decision and your new employee is ready to start work. The next step is probably "orientation," where they will spend the first day or two filling out paperwork and learning about the company - usually the...
Conflict – Productive or Poisonous?
Note: This resource is part of our Moving the Bar in Your Career and Your Life, a unique approach to professional development series: Effective Communication and Constructive Conflict. Click here to see the entire series. Conflict in any organization is...
Be TRUE to Yourself!
Note: This resource is part of our Moving the Bar in Your Career and Your Life, a unique approach to professional development series: My 3 Ps: Passion, Purpose, Potential. Click here to see the entire series. Many of us will do almost anything to provide the best that...
The Skills Most Entrepreneurs Lack
This article is addressed to everyone who is, or wants to be, an entrepreneur. Chairman of Target Training International and TTI Success Insights, Bill Bonnstetter, has been a business thought-leader for over 25 years. Read on to learn about what sets entrepreneurs...
Vision. Got Some?
We are well into the New Year and we know how fast time flies. Where do you want to be at the end of the year? Where do you want to be three, five, or ten years from now? Do you have a defined Vision? "Would you tell me, please which way I...
If asked to list your roles…Would SEO be one of them?
(...and I bet that "SEO" is not what you think it is) Note: This resource is part of our Moving the Bar in Your Career and Your Life, a unique approach to professional development series: My 3 Ps: Passion, Purpose, Potential. Click here to see the entire...
Same Old New Year for You, or Will 2014 Be Different?
I was thinking about New Year's resolutions and how few of them we actually keep. Did you know that 50% of resolutions are broken within the first two weeks of the New Year? And that by the end of January a full 95% of resolutions are abandoned? That's right...only 5%...
5 Steps to Maximize Productivity
In every business, too much time is wasted on non-productive activities. Do you know that you get 80% of your results from just 20% of your time and effort? Consequently 80% of your time is virtually wasted on non-productive activities. Once you realize this it is...
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