people skills
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Creative Leadership
Do You Have the Confidence NOT to Speak?
When we talk about “fear” in conversations, leading teams, or presentations, we usually think in terms of fear of public…
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Leaders: Why Your Point Person on a Project is Critical
At some point, your business, church, or organization is going to work with a vendor, consultant, or other outside group.…
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Creative Leadership
How to Take Your Client Meetings to a New Level
A friend of mine invited me to a client meeting of his, and the meeting could be described in one…
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Creative Leadership
Why Bureaucrats Fight Innovative Thinking
I’m sure you’ve experienced it – a middle manager in your company, nonprofit, or church who would do anything to…
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Creative Leadership
Why Relationships Can Make Or Break Your Career
I’ve often said that in any career path, people skills are just as important as talent. In my experience, more…
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Creative Leadership
Your Lack of Self-Awareness Is What Will Get You Fired
The woman screamed at everybody. Many years ago, I had the strange opportunity to work with a national nonprofit that…
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Creative Leadership
Are You a Scapegoat?
Over and over, I meet frustrated people who feel that somehow, they’ve become a “scapegoat” – and it’s usually in…
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Creative Leadership
Why People Skills Trump Everything
A leadership principle that I strongly believe is that “People skills are more important than whatever skill it takes to…
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Creative Leadership
Why You Should Master the Art of the Apology
Saturday night Kathleen and I “pre-celebrated” Mother’s Day at a nice Italian restaurant with our daughter Kelsey. Kelsey’s husband Chris…
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End Runs? Don’t Do Them
Last week I was in a meeting with Michael Solomon, former Chairman of Lorimar Telepictures (the largest TV production and…
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