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WebTalkRadio – Generational Differences, Technology, and Body Language: What do they all Have in Common?

Beverly Langford appearing on Connie Whitman’s Architect of Change. These three elements play a huge role in how we communicate at work, in meetings , and in one-on-one conversations. These elements of our individual personas influence  how others perceive us in our work environments. To listen and find out, you will be transferred to Connie’s web site.  …

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Three Critical Success Factors for Starting a New Job

You made it through the interviews and got a great job offer. The salary was more than you expected. Now it’s up to you to make this transition a success. We all know how critical first impressions can be, and you can be sure that everyone is sizing up the new employee and making an …

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Three Ways to Combat a Chronic Complainer

Your coworker may be dedicated, hard-working, and good at her job. However, her active criticism of any and everything gets on coworker’s nerves and makes us want to insulate ourselves from her rants. Complainers sap energy from an organization because they make sure that every cloud has a lead lining. They make things look worse …

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Keep your promises, follow up, and follow through: #1 of Five Essential Leadership Behaviors

Leadership today is increasingly about leaders who serve and followers who empower that person to lead them.  Once the leader stops serving, the followers may cease to empower or recognized that person as their leader.  The result is wasted energy, lower productivity, and damaged morale. What a leader says carries more weight than she sometimes …

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Behave consistently:  #2 of Five Essential Leadership Behaviors

Although leadership styles may vary widely, certain qualities seem particularly appropriate for today’s stressful and dynamic workplace.  We have all worked with the person who is a great mentor on some days, and on others, we are sure that her evil twin has taken her place.  Some people have a difficult time dealing with stress …

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Show that you care about people: # 3 of Five Essential Leadership Behaviors

In a world where history happens before our eyes, and cataclysmic change has become the norm, most people are eager for wise, strong, and compassionate leadership—in our work, our organizations, and our governments. Atlanta-based consultant, Dr. Timothy Irwin points out that most leaders have a need for affiliation.  In other words, they require association with …

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Demonstrate your values with your actions: #5 of Five Essential Leadership Behaviors.

Leaders who possess personal power as well as positional power (power that comes from their job) are able to achieve far greater results than someone we follow just because he is the department head or the vice president. Effective leaders don’t get caught up in a sense of their own importance, and although they may …

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