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Turn Your Difficult Business Conversations into Productive Problem-Solving

How many times do you walk away from aconversation wondering whether you’ve gotten yourpoint across, been understood, resolved the issueor reached an agreement that will result in theoutcomes you want and. through the conversation,enriched the rela...

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EI, Not IQ, Is The Key to Outstanding Leadership Performance

Does your executive team work at cross-purposes? Are yousuccessfully executing your vision? If you are struggling totake your leadership or your organization to a higher levelof performance, you may be unaware of the power of emotionalcompetence as a...

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How to Conduct a Meeting

For many of us attending a meeting is right up there with a root canal.If you’re the one in charge of meetings, use these EQ competencies to create better ones. A meeting, after all, is a microcosm of your business and philosophy.INTENTIONALITYInte...

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Public Relations Power Tool For The 21st Century

I address this article to businesses, associations, non-profits and public entity managements seeking a direct connection between the money they’re planning to spend on public relations, and the achievement of their organizational objectives.We can...

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Getting Your Name Right

Getting Your Name RightBy Andy RoutledgeIt’s true. Creating a good name for your business or products is crucial to long term success. In general, names should be short, easy to say and spell and the name should ‘stick’ in the minds ofthe consu...

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How to Avoid Nasty Business Surprises

Conducting business in the 21st century often requires quick decisions. This often leads to sound data being replaced by perception as the basis for making important resolutions. The risks in this approach are clear: business decisions made without a...

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Why you should become a Mastermind

Have you ever wondered why the head of a company gets paid somuch more than for example, specialists in the company such asan engineer? Is it because he knows every job in the company?No I don't think so. He may have a general idea about what is...

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Can Your Prospects Feel The Benefit

I met Rod at a Chamber of Commerce function in 1998. While everyone else took turns introducing themselves to the other business owners at the table telling them about their business, Rod was massaging my neck and shoulders. By the end of the morning...

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Stimulate Creativity and Learning

What does cultivating creativity add to the workplace andyour business? The benefits are huge but are oftenunderestimated by most people. Companies who wish toprogress quickly and stay ahead need to stimulatecreativity and learning among their employ...

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WHY CONSULTING FIRMS FAIL

The key to succeeding in the market has always been the abilityto gain and maintain a competitive edge. Today's consumer isobsessed with speed and has the false impression that speedlends itself to efficiency by default. Just because we areworki...

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