Soft Tissues, Soft Skills, Hard Work
Posted on24 Jul 2014
Tagsbody analogy, training, soft skills, hard skills, analogy collection, Soft Tissue-Soft Skills Analogy
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The body has 206 bones. The number of skeleton muscles is in the 639-850 range depending on definition, not including though the... Read More
Perfectionism, Overcoming the Perfect Problem
Perfectionism can be problematical, often preventing completion of projects as Farah Mash attests to in a tweet regarding Creators vs. Pruners: Personality... Read More
Naturally Using Strengths to Overwhelm Weaknesses
Posted on22 May 2014
Tagsblitzkrieg, Talent, training, trees, World War II, growth, StrengthsFinders 2.0, Tom Rath, analogy collection, Tree - Development Analogy
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One morning I joined a sales person on her sales calls. At lunch, she asked what I thought. I told her. She... Read More
Planning and Developing Employees’ Confidence
Posted on12 May 2014
Tagscoaching, compliments, confidence, education, employees, intangibles, management, Performance, perspective, Placebo Management Series, planning, skills, Top Gun, training
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In discussing his performance review me, a friend indicated his employer thought he needed confidence. So, I asked, “What are they going... Read More
Leverage Relationships in Conversations, A Technique (Pt 3)
In Parts #1 and #2, we explored the technique by revising and elaborating upon a single sentence: Our new business model helps... Read More
Problem-solving Technique, Questioning Details
Posted on09 Jan 2014
Tagsdefinitions, details, open-ended questions, problem solving, process, training, Picture Resolution Analogy, brain exercising, analogy collection
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Once we detail our problem using the five introductory steps from my prior post or some other method, questioning these details begins.... Read More
Three Key Emotional Triggers (Pt 4): Novelty of Experience
Posted on06 Jan 2014
Tagsbehavior, cooking, creativity, education, emotions, experience, learn, Personality, security, Thoughts, training, emotional triggers, growth, Three Key Emotional Triggers Series, uniqueness, newness, freshness, travel, young, gardening, novelty of experience, surprise
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The second key emotional trigger I will explore from the aspects of behavior, thought and emotion is growth, formally novelty of experience.... Read More
Problem-solving Technique, Detailing Step-by-step
Posted on16 Dec 2013
Tagschange, details, minds, planning, problem solving, training, Anatomy of an Event, Picture Resolution Analogy
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Breaking things into smaller parts facilitates change, learning, and yes, problem solving. Even if this technique doesn’t initially meet your expectations, it... Read More
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 3): Leader as Actor
Posted on05 Dec 2013
Tagsgrapevine, honesty, hubris, leadership, perception, The Economist, training, authenticity, Leadership - The Secret Series, complexes, leader as actor
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No matter how authentic the leader, people will perceive that authenticity in the way they want. Thus, our authenticity will have many... Read More
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 2): Training Implications
Posted on18 Nov 2013
Tagschange, competition, organizational culture, inertia, innovation, leadership, military, Personality, process, Real-time personality assessment, relationships, strategy, training, vision, internal communications, Leadership - The Secret Series, precedence, bureaucratization, self-help, military-leadership analogy, analogy collection
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Since leadership’s secret is centered on the hearts and minds of groups’ members, how does it reflect in training? Simply, training centers... Read More
