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Nine Secrets to Great Teamwork

Nine Secrets to Great Teamwork

Robyn Odegaard is an amazing woman whose career reinvention story I will feature on my blog in September. She founded her business Champion Performance Development www.ChampPerformance.com and is committed to teaching individuals how to better communicate and resolve conflict on teams. Doc Robyn’s compelling campaign – Stop The Drama helps teams function more effectively.  http://stopthedramanow.com […]

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What’s Whipsering to You?

What’s Whipsering to You?

I taped the last episode of the Oprah show and watched it with pen in hand since I knew she would be sharing some amazing wisdom worth repeating and I wanted to take notes. My biggest take-away was that nobody but you is responsible for your life.  As Oprah eloquently said – “You are responsible […]

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Dealing With Criticism or Rejection at Work

Dealing With Criticism or Rejection at Work

  Jill Frank, the President of Leverage Your Talent in Tampa, FL shared this valuable insight about how to deal with the realities of criticism or rejection in the workplace.  She says that since we tend to merge our identities with our careers, rejection or criticism can often be a blow to our self-esteem. From […]

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Motivation 101

Motivation 101

If you are looking for inspiring strategies to get your team moving at work, it’s all about developing incentives that will help engage a desired behavior. Most people are driven and inspired by their beliefs, values, personal interests, and even by fear. But motivating your colleagues to do something will be entirely different than what […]

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Mastering Small Talk Part II

Debra Fine’s company – The Fine Art of Small Talk is focused on teaching professionals conversational skills for use while networking and speaking with clients. The objective in all professional encounters should be to make a good impression and leave people wanting more. To do that you must be bright, be brief, and then be […]

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Mastering Small Talk Part I

Mastering Small Talk Part I

I had the great pleasure of interviewing Debra Fine, bestselling author, sought after public speaker and trainer and the author of The Fine Art of Small Talk. A study at the Stanford University School of Business tracked MBAs 10 years after they graduated. It turns out that grade point averages had no bearing on their […]

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