The Secret to Bill Clinton’s Success

Posted on September 30, 2010 by LaRae Quy

What was the secret to Bill Clinton’s success? Was he smarter? More talented? No. President Clinton looked the left, looked to the right, and strode right down the middle. Many politicians understand that middle ground never means compromise. This is what separates success from mediocrity. Former President Clinton is an expert on the long and [...]

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Volunteering Pays

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Andy Uskavitch

With the recession (you know, the one that’s “over”), volunteers are needed more than ever. If you can’t give money, give your time.  Volunteering has a meaningful, positive impact on the community around you.  And did you know that it can have many benefits for you also? Volunteering is the perfect way to discover something [...]

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Brainy and Brittle

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Timothy R. Clark

I recently re-read the classic Harvard Business Review article by Chris Argyris, entitled: “Teaching Smart People How to Learn,” first published in 1991. His most insightful finding is contained in the following statement: “People who rarely experience failure end up not knowing how to deal with it effectively. And this serves to reinforce the normal [...]

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Be on the Creep Alert: Listen to Your Intuition

Posted on September 27, 2010 by LaRae Quy

The gift of intuition helps to spot creepy behavior. We just need to notice the warning signals. A creep is hard to define. If someone is described as creepy, we all have an image of what that means—even if it means different things to different people—because our subconscious is working overtime to protect us from [...]

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Want To Build A Great Team? Lighten Up

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Adrian Gostick

If you have ever been part of a great team, you know the sense of pride everyone experienced. Winning wasn’t the result of a slogan or a pep talk. Nobody had to drill you to have pride in yourselves. It was simply a natural, intense joy that grew spontaneously and was magnified by the fact [...]

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Success Through People…Leading Beyond a Down Economy

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Wayne Kehl

Current worldwide economic woes are extremely worrying for a lot of business people…and with good cause. We have seen the demise of a number of major financial institutions and extreme downsizing at a myriad of North American Corporations. Small businesses are dropping like flies on a daily basis. Future Prognosis Despite the old adage desperate [...]

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Can You Hear Me Now?

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Greggory Wright, MS, PhD ABD

“Did you say something?…Are you there?” Too often we find ourselves repeating the same information over and over again. Whether we’re at home or in the workplace, we seem to spend more time repeating our information than giving new information to our employees. This can be frustrating; especially in the workplace! Constantly repeating one’s self [...]

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