Creating More Platinum Moments A very interesting email hit my inbox, not long ago, in the form of two little quizzes prompted by what was called Charles Schultz’ Philosophy. Schultz, of course, was the creator of the incredibly popular and long-lasting Peanuts cartoon strip. Let me share the quizzes with you. Quiz #1 Name the […]
How People Listen Listening. You’ve heard the bromides: Well, it’s one thing to SAY it, but it’s something entirely different to actually DO it. So let’s take a closer look at how people actually DO listen and what you can do to help yourself more readily learn and grow. The Four Levels How People Listen
Leadership And All That Jazz [Another one from the Archives – originally posted in July 2003 at GottaGettaBlog!] My son attended a week-long jazz camp offered by the Midwest Young Artists. Each night, starting around 9pm, the students would gather for 90-minutes or so of improv. They’d come on stage as a combo 7 or
Are You Leaving Thousands On The Negotiating Table By Never Even Getting To The Negotiating Table? Finding job openings can be difficult. Getting an interview can be even more so. But assuming you do, how you make it through all that – and get an offer – how you negotiate your compensation doesn’t have to
Do You Have the Courage To Be Exceptional? Consulting giant McKinsey&Company issued a white paper called, “What makes a CEO ‘exceptional’?” where they assessed the ‘early moves’ of CEOs with outstanding track records. In reading it, I couldn’t help wonder the extent to which their findings were equally applicable for ‘non-CEOs’ making ‘non-early movers’, as
The Breakthrough Difference Between Coaching And Mentoring People often ask me, “Say, what’s the difference between coaching and mentoring?” Well, in my view, here’s the essential distinction: MENTORING is where I talk and you ask questions; COACHING is where you talk and I ask questions. “MENTORING is where you ask questions and I talk; COACHING
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