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May 25 2018
Customers: Knowing is Growing
You may be thinking; “Of course you know your customers or you wouldn’t be in business.” Now, if your business is consistently growing, you could be right. If growth isn’t happening, let me share some advice. Many businesses assume they know customers and no longer take time to learn from or study them. In the […]
Apr 13 2018
Stress and Success: A Conflict Primer
Prior to acting on a conflict, understand the basics of conflict and stress. Here are three pre-requisites to approaching conflict and why good facilitation of conflict matters.
Mar 23 2018
Better meetings ahead
Well-planned and well-facilitated meetings give energy and clarity. My most successful meetings have been where I’ve spent nearly as much time in planning as in the meeting itself. Positive meeting outcomes are achieved because of preparation and maintaining meeting tempo.
Mar 15 2018
Carrots: Good for Your Eyes; Not Your Employee Motivation
Do you ever ask yourself, “Why can’t I get my staff to [fill in the blank]? I used to be able to get them to do things fairly easily but now it’s so exhausting.” Consider that you might be practicing the “carrot and stick” method of motivation and influence.