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Proactive Communication: Easy Ways to Create Certainty
Is your life hectic? It seems that everyone I talk with laments their frenzied life. Have you ever considered that your customer or client is also frenzied? You can add to their frenzy with uncertainty or create an oasis of calm certainty through proactive...
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Who’s Here? What Do You Really Know About Someone Else?
I admit up front that I’m not good at recognizing the nuances of people. That’s why I want to share this tip with you. It helps me and it’s likely to be valuable to you, too. My step-daughter, Linnea Miron, is the CEO of Real Wellness. She and I talked about the...
Three Ways to Shift Your Perspective to Get a Kaleidoscopic View
We were having dinner at a friend’s house and admiring his family memorabilia neatly arrayed in the bookshelves. There were the kid’s sailing trophies, family photos, delicate antique demitasse cups and a bright blue tube. A bright blue tube? “What’s that?” I asked....
Whether it’s a presentation, meeting or training: Design for engagement and retention
You've been there: a dull presentation; a pointless meeting; a boring training program. And, maybe you've given a tedious presentation, presided over an unenthusiastic meeting or provided training when no one seemed engaged. It doesn't have to be that way and the fix...
Five Steps to Keep Staff on the Road to Their Goals
It was a dark, stormy night. Rain was falling in buckets as we drove to Houston to pick up my sister at the airport for the holidays. The white lane lines were scarcely visible. We had a general outline of the road but were stressed because of the limited visibility....
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Public Agency Managers: Now’s Not the Time to Cut Professional Development! Here’s How to Make the Case.
Use This Checklist to Evaluate Your Program! (agency) Trust is the currency of public agencies. You need trust to work effectively with elected leaders, to successfully argue for your agency’s funding, and to build relationships with citizens who pass judgment on your...
Now’s Not the Time to Cut Professional Development for Your Technical Managers!
Use This Checklist to Evaluate Your Program! Your staff is working and serving clients because your organization provides an "essential" function. That's great...for now. But you foresee a future with tighter revenue, constrained travel, and stressed clients. When...
Don’t Be Boring and Forgettable. Use this Checklist to Up Your Game Now!
In case you haven't noticed by now, an effective webinar isn't simply a regular presence on a screen. Webinars should be designed differently...well if you want them to be impactful. Particularly now with everyone participating in webinars, yours can stand above the...
Email is More Important Than Ever. Learn Four Tips to Make Your Emails More Effective
Photo credit: Aleksandr Davydov This is the fourth newsletter based on the Over-Thinkers Guide to Working at Home Effectively. You can find the original guide here. Each week, we've written more information on one of the topics in the guide. This week's virtual work...
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