Category Archives: Employee Coaching & Development

Word Games: Do You Speak With Denotative or Connotative Language?

When you think about your role as a leader and the tone and word choice you use, the impact can be tremendous.

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SNL and Succession Planning

The best part about how SNL handles succession is the way that they prepare us, their customers, to accept the change. They manage us all along the way and when the time comes for a big name comedian to leave, they have already made us love the person that moves from “featured” player to “regular”.

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Turning Managers Into Leaders

We are living in stressful times, and it doesn’t look like things will get drastically easier any time soon. But when managers can help relieve stress for employees through effective leadership skills, their own stress goes down as well. They feel like they have some level of control over their situation, and that gives people hope.

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Influence Me: Rub Me The Wrong Way

When you disagree with someone, your mind immediately begins to think about all the reasons why their opinion is not valid. Your adrenaline is going and it changes the tone of the interaction. It’s a time when innovative and creative ideas can come flowing out because you have some passion behind what you are thinking instead of operating in a mode of complete agreement.

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What Leaders Can Do To Rock Their Corporate Culture

Download Rock Your Corporate Culture today and learn to: Define culture at work, leverage culture for business success and make changes to organizational culture.

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A Career Is A Path: What Is Your Next Step?

Have you ever taken a major turn in your career path?

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Good Black Friday Behavior Sets The Example

I’m back from a Thanksgiving vacation with my family and traveling with two eight year olds is always fodder for a good story or two.

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Do You Measure Up? Competing With Someone Else’s Skills

Building your work-related skills.

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