Creating Candid Conversations: Without Twisting Arms
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Creating Candid Conversations: Without Twisting Arms

ByMichele

People don’t stop sharing ideas because they don’t have or don’t know how to give an opinion.  They stop sharing ideas because no one seems to be really listening.  To help you generate honest conversations about how to bring about change and keep your employees engaged, we will have fun practicing desired skills using business…

Conversational Intelligence: Tools for Success in Business
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Conversational Intelligence: Tools for Success in Business

ByMichele

It isn’t always how smart you are, rather how effective you are in creating powerful conversations to build trusting relationships and mutual success.  Business at its core is about people connecting with people, with everything happening thru conversations. Sharing and challenging different perspectives comes with the territory of moving up the ladder.  Yet authentic communication…

Communicate to Innovate: How to Let the Best Ideas Win
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Communicate to Innovate: How to Let the Best Ideas Win

ByMichele

What are the secrets behind getting the best ideas out of your team and generating new ideas?  Using humor, insight and experience, we will explore tools that help eliminate employee silence using decision-making processes that result in smarter strategies, more engaged employees, and ultimately more innovative ways to enhance your bottom line.

Character: Leadership from The Inside UP!
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Character: Leadership from The Inside UP!

ByMichele

Time and again, we’ve seen once-thriving organizations falter and fail under the guidance of leaders behaving badly.  Yet we still don’t talk as much about character as we do the strengths of our strategy, our performance measures, and our business models.  Strong morals and good character aren’t mere “icing on the cake,” they are the…

Being a Conflict Competent Manager
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Being a Conflict Competent Manager

ByMichele

Conflict is a normal by-product of communicating with other people.  How we deal with conflict and differing perspectives impacts our ability to get along, work with others, and set the tone for our team.  We will identify your preferred style for dealing with conflict, outline strategies for dealing with differences, and build skills for positively…