leadership, communication, assistance, asking for help

How Strong Leaders Ask For Help

(This blog was previously published on Forbes here.) You don’t get bonus points for struggling. Only battle scars. When taking over a new job or...

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emotional conversation, conversation skills, discussion skills, emotional discussions, hot to handle emotional discussions

The Best Kept Secret in Handling Emotional Conversations Well

Have you ever awakened at 3:00 a.m., rehashing a conversation from earlier in the day? Why didn’t I think to say X? Or if I had just commented that...

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employee morale, leadership communication

5 Sentences Great Leaders Say Sincerely and Often

  Liars need not apply. But leaders who sincerely want to inspire their teams to work at peak performance—simply because they love the...

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credibility

How to Boost Your Credibility at Work

(This blog first appeared on Forbes.com here.) Credibility is hard to earn and easy to lose. People judge you not only based on your job...

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email overload, email management, email productivity

Communication Is About the Time, Not the Tools — Really!

(Special thanks to Microsoft Office, the sponsor of this article. Their Modern Workplace webcast Organized Communication: Avoiding Information...

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management, personality conflict, managing somebody you don't like

4 Ways to Manage People You Don’t Like

  Sooner or later, you’re going to be put in charge of a project, team, or department where you’ll discover that you’re working with...

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