Champion The Moment

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Wendy Diederich

As a leader, how do you champion the moment when the opportunity arrives? Championing the moment involves much more than doing a good job. It’s about making a choice to be the best possible version of you that you can be and owning your attitude. Consider role models or people you’ve had the good fortune [...]

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What Did You Learn Today?

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Wendy Diederich

Did you learn something interesting or useful today? What is it? Often, our moods can help us to be in a better state to learn. Greet the day open to endless possibilities, and you’ll be amazed at the things that present themselves to you. At the end of the day, it’s easy to put aside [...]

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Preparing For Your Next Job

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Wendy Diederich

Years ago, I read an article that advised the reader to begin the search for their next job as soon as they began a new job. That advice seemed a bit extreme but I understood the concept enough at the time to know what the writer meant. It meant something very simple yet poignant; be [...]

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Motivation

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Wendy Diederich

Who or what motivates you to do or pursue the things you want and/or need in life? And if you’re not motivated, why? This is a question I ask myself and my students constantly. The answers I receive are often surprising. Some say that they’re motivated by coffee, others music, and so on. For me, a good [...]

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Goal Setting

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Wendy Diederich

I like to separate goal setting into two distinct categories; long-term and short-term. Long term goals are things that you eventually want to achieve. These are things in the future that you’re working toward. They may not be attainable right away, but they’re something positive to focus on achieving. These are works-in-progress. Some examples are: [...]

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Webinars as an Effective Training Tool

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Wendy Diederich

Technology in Training The issue of distance, time, and availability has always existed and quite possibly prevented people from attending the training they need. The advent of the conference call made it possible for several people to join a class by phone, but it became increasingly difficult for students to collaborate further. Enter the webinar, [...]

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How Are You Communicating?

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Wendy Diederich

Take a minute to think about how you communicate, and the results you achieve. I’m often surprised at how people do and don’t communicate with each other. Communication is more than just words spoken orally. It includes body language as well as the ability to compose an email so that it doesn’t sound trite, overbearing, [...]

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