Be Good

Posted on July 8, 2009 by David Vittoria

Do you remember the scene from the 1982 movie “E.T. : The Extraterrestrial”, when that adorable creature from another galaxy reminded young Elliot to “beeeee goooood”? I loved that movie. Still do. It occurs to me now how foreign (read: alien) a concept that is anymore. The novel idea that we can, and in fact [...]

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Paradoxical Leadership

Posted on June 30, 2009 by David Vittoria

As leaders, we encounter many different types of questions, problems, and challenges during a typical day. Often, we deal with them by doing what is commonly referred to as “gap analysis”: we take notice of where we are or what we don’t know, we visualize what we want to know or get to, and we [...]

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On Leading Your Weaknesses

Posted on June 11, 2009 by David Vittoria

There is a myth going around in many industrialized countries – especially in the United States – that we need to be “well-rounded” and proficient in many different areas. The intention behind this myth is admirable. We agree, for example, that children should be offered a broad range of subjects in school and be taught [...]

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Peaceful Productivity

Posted on May 7, 2009 by David Vittoria

A colleague of mine tells a story of a martial arts training that he conducted for a Special Forces unit of the United States military. He had worked with this group of very tough men before so they knew each other well. On this particular day, our colleague showed up to the training wearing a [...]

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Getting Engaged

Posted on April 22, 2009 by David Vittoria

I’m engaged.  Now before the congratulations start pouring in, please note… I’m already married. What is relatively new for me though (and almost always new to my clients) is practicing daily the concept of being “fully engaged.” This means that you live a life of staying balanced and being more energetic, happy, healthy, and productive.  [...]

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Tough Talk

Posted on March 26, 2009 by David Vittoria

Difficult conversations are the type we usually avoid or sugarcoat because many of us don’t know how to have them and achieve outstanding results. Yet, research shows that highly influential individuals typically achieve a level of mastery in having these difficult conversations. —————————————————————————————- Introducing  The Micro-Training™ Platform Think “University meets YouTube“ Online video training nuggets for [...]

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Communication Conundrum: Content vs. Context

Posted on March 11, 2009 by David Vittoria

It is frustrating and time-consuming when our words are misunderstood by others. We issue a command or make a statement in haste, and we sometimes generate unnecessary emotional fallout. There’s a funny story about a newspaper journalist who wanted a photo enlargement of a famous house for a full-page spread. He called the homeowner to [...]

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