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Why Bother to Banish Bad Behavior?

Why Bother to Banish Bad Behavior?

Why bother to banish bad behavior? It’s tempting to ignore it, hoping it will go away on its own—but the reality is that it rarely does. More often, unchecked negativity festers and spreads, impacting your entire team’s morale and performance. As a supervisor or leader, one of the most challenging yet essential tasks is addressing bad behavior within your team.…

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How to Work Together Better

How to Work Together Better

It’s easy to work together better when things are going well, but inevitably there will be conflicts, confusion and miscommunication that need to be addressed. The words we choose can make or break the way we work—especially when things are not going as planned. What does that look like in real life? Communicate with Candor—And Kindness We work together better…

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Use Communication Skills to Make More Meaningful Conversations

Use Communication Skills to Make More Meaningful Conversations

“People do business with those they know, like and trust,” according to the popular expression. As such, it benefits us to know how to use communication skills to make more meaningful conversations. I recently quoted those wise words when I was interviewed by Reader’s Digest Magazine for a communication article: How to Talk to Pretty Much Anyone. I also shared…

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How to Disagree Without Destroying the Relationship

How to Disagree Without Destroying the Relationship

Sadly, it seems that the ability to disagree without destroying the relationship is a lost art.  People seem to have forgotten how to constructively express their differences of opinion without digressing into a name-calling free-for-all. Interactions on social media are an exasperating example of our society’s loss of civility—especially during these unprecedented times. Certainly, there are times when the other…

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Make Bad Attitudes Better With These Good Words–and Without Getting Ugly

Make Bad Attitudes Better With These Good Words–and Without Getting Ugly

  “You have a bad attitude!” Even though we know people who could benefit from that negative feedback, that ugly wording is not the best way to share it. There are two reasons that saying “you have a bad attitude” is not the best way to get results: Those harsh words are likely to get a defensive response. It provides…

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Seven Tried and True Tips that Make Travel Less Stressful

Seven Tried and True Tips that Make Travel Less Stressful

“Flight cancelled!” That email notification popped up just as I was heading to bed the night before a recent early morning flight. This situation and other travel travails have become all too common in this post-pandemic world. But there are some easy-to-implement ideas that can make travel less stressful. I’ve provided below seven tried and true travel strategies I’ve learned—some…

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