Change is essential and inevitable for all organizations, but some people are better at coping with it than others. Dana Brownlee is the founder of Professionalism Matters, a national corporate consulting company that trains groups to boost team productivity in …
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Remember Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus? Romantic relationships are one thing, but no one talks much about how Mars and Venus fare at work. In fact, there are significant verbal and nonverbal differences in the way …
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Back in November, I wrote a piece about how we are all in sales to some degree. Even if you’re not selling a product to an outsider, chances are you still have to sell an idea to an internal constituency …
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A lot of advice has been given to managers about the need for cooperation. By the same token, management is focused on the need for greater productivity. Who is right? Actually, one message always rings true: that a lack of …
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One day you suddenly get a tingly sensation all over and sort of feel like you’ve just been hit by a bus. But it’s not the flu – it’s the feeling of a brilliant idea flashing in your brain! Perhaps it’s a …
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Not too long ago, I wrote a post Five Steps to Leading Effective Meetings, which is a good starting point when you are preparing to lead a meeting. But the reality is, you can prepare all you want, but many …
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A reader asks: A former coworker reached out to me via LinkedIn recently to ask if I’d be willing to serve as a reference for him during his job search. He is leaving the company where I used to work …
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