Beyond Win/Win™ with Conversation Tools
“Beyond Win/Win™ with Conversation Tools” (Soft Skills Playbook for the AI Era) Obviously, with AI on the horizon and in our laps right now, we might seriously consider shifting our ways of thinking, doing and reacting.
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5 Ways to Have Better Remote Conversations
Let’s Talk! 5 Ways to Have Better Remote Conversations Once upon a time… it was easy to have a conversation with a co-worker, direct report or manager. Now we have to work at it – scheduling, planning to be spontaneous, seeing each other in the...
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All My Excuses About Meditation Debunked
Meditation has long been recommended for dealing with stress, anxiety, health issues. I think we have all of that and more rolled up into one with the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes in work, school, and family life. So we all should be meditating by now, right?...
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5 Things Employers Can Do to Fight Employee Burnout
All of us are struggling with feelings of burnout at some level. Please read our most recent post 'Burnout – There Is An Escape Route' where we talk about this very thing. A study by Forbes found that 75% of us are experiencing burnout and 40% of us attribute it...
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Burnout – There Is An Escape Route
COVID! Pandemic! Lock Down! Enough already! We’ve been at this for over a year. We’re all tired! We’re all burnt out! We know the feelings – No energy or feeling exhausted all the time – getting to nap time is a highlight of the day. Unmotivated to do even simple...
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How Do I Know What I Mean until I Hear What I Say?
Sometimes talking to yourself can have all kinds of unintended benefits for you and others—maybe even be a lifesaver or a face-saver. For someone who is reminded periodically that I mumble and talk to myself, the Medium article, “Why Successful People Talk to...
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New Year’s Resolutions – Add Upskilling To Your List
As a year comes to an end, we often take stock of where we’ve been and where we want to go. After the experiences of 2020, we have a lot to think about. One bright spot on the horizon is the potential to get the COVID-19 virus under control. It will be a blessing in...
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Bah Humbug – and I Mean It!
Where is the joy of the season? 'Tis the season – the holidays are a time that are filled with joy, family and friends, celebrations, and lots of good fun. Well, maybe not exactly this year. We’ve all got a lot going on. We’ve got COVID – not joyful – full of fear,...
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