We’ve all been there. You sit in a meeting where someone suggests “maybe we should do a personality assessment to improve communication?” and suddenly, the room divides like an awkward Hogwarts sorting ceremony. One person is Googling Jungian archetypes, another […]
What kind of first impression or impact do you make? Do people remember you, and want to connect with you? Your level of influence is measured according to your ability to get others to listen and take some kind of action. […]
7 Surprising Truths about Body Language We have all heard the statement “actions speak louder than words” and we have likely already discovered that we can communicate without the aid of a single word being uttered. This is what we […]
When you think about public speaking, do you get that sinking feeling and start to shake? Is speaking in public one of your greatest fears? Do you feel nervous because you fear you will not be able to get your point across […]
Want to get better results? Develop your FOCUS ability Why does focus matter? One of the most well-known NLP ‘facts’ is the idea that you can’t not think of a blue hippopotamus. This is because negation is processed differently by neurology than […]
Anger is a natural emotion designed to help protect us from real (or imagined) attacks against our physical or emotional well-being. When used appropriately, anger can be used as a tool to motivate us into achieving goals we would otherwise […]
The next time you are going through a really tough time in your life and some perky little twit says to you, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” or “It’s always darkest before the dawn,” try to resist the […]
For as long as leaders have led, we have wondered if their abilities are the result of mystical forces or if they represent a set of skills that can be learned. When we see a talented carpenter or engineer at […]
I was chatting with a prospective client this morning when the challenge of navigating conflict in high performance sports came up. We were chatting about the body language and conflict strategies needed for officials in the sports world. The chat […]
I have been making my living as a professional speaker, consultant, author and coach over the past dozen years. Dare I reveal what a tough profession this can be – at the very least on one’s self esteem?! You spend […]
Your boss is a bully (read: manipulator, control freak, tyrant, power junkie, obnoxious jerk). No matter how hard you work, you always do something wrong. No matter how many hours unpaid OT you put in, it isn’t enough. Your boss […]
As part of my desire to grow as a writer, I have re-launched my relationship with Troy Media and am providing articles of interest about conflict navigation. This week’s article is focused on that internal conflict we might feel from […]