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I’ve shared a quote from one of my favorite clients – “You have to tell people what you want them to know about you.” Well, I think one of the things you have to tell them is how serious you are about your growth, and you can only do that if you truly are serious about your growth – in your actions not your words. Related Posts:Leave a ReplyPowerful techniques for making changes stick
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Here’s what happened: As I settled into my chair in the front of the room, I heard a woman (Let’s call her Pat) behind me speaking in very irritated and angry tones. It seemed that someone had moved her belongings to another chair while she was up getting coffee. Pat clearly took this as an affront and fussed, mostly to herself, about inconsiderate and rude people. I noticed that people around her were looking somewhat uncomfortable. Related Posts:Leave a ReplyFACE forward for successful networking
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A recent blog post on the HBR Daily Alert caught my eye, the title of which was “
Adult human behavior is extremely difficult to change. And yet, helping others change their attitudes, approaches, behaviors, and skills is something that leaders and managers are called upon to do. I am therefore always looking for suggestions to help my clients work with their teams and to add to my personal arsenal of techniques that I use to challenge, coerce, push, and support my coaching clients to change.
We have written about the impact of technology on our lives and work numerous times, sharing our perspectives on how our constant need to email, text, tweet, and update status disconnects us from good old-fashioned face-to-face human interaction. We’ve shared our experiences about being bowled over by a fast-walking texter in Manhattan, observing a group of people around a table focused on their electronic devices rather than each other, coaching an executive about the perils of replying to emails during happy hour (or while driving), empathizing with the employee who spends most meetings with her boss wondering if he has heard a word she has said as he “multitasks” in her presence.
Recently I attended a workshop led by two dynamic facilitators. Their credentials, renown, and years of experience certainly were impressive, but it was their handling of one incident during the session that truly highlighted their mastery of facilitation and connection to others and provided a great leadership lesson for dealing with difficult people.
Just this morning I kicked off a corporate speed networking session at the 
This seems to be very blatant, obvious advice, yet I think it’s advice we can all heed – both in it’s specifics and in it’s overall concept: to make sure we’re fully focused when we communicate with others, put things in writing, and send them out through cyberspace. 
There’s nothing I love more in sports than an exciting Super Bowl game. And, of course, it always helps when my favorite team wins! Getting to the Super Bowl is a crowning achievement for an NFL team and one that brings with it tons of attention, pressure, and expectation. As I watched all of the coverage leading up to the game and listened to interviews of past Super Bowl coaches, quarterbacks, and players, I heard great lessons and themes about what it takes to lead, manage, and participate on a team that is in the spotlight. These are thoughts and principles that can benefit anyone leading, managing, or participating in a team initiative in your organization:
great thoughts, if we think of all the recent firings and abuses because of communication mishaps, this is sound advise. Didn’t know what to expect when I saw the title.
Thanks for your thoughts Dwight. It is too easy to communicate these days without thinking carefully through what we’re saying and what the ramifications, intended or not, may be.