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Master the Art of Active Listening

James Nathan Miller made an interesting observation some 50 years ago: “Conversation in the U.S. is a competitive exercise in which the first person to draw a breath is declared…

Ira KoretskyApril 9, 2018

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Happy 90th Birthday Maya Angelou

Unfortunately, Maya Angelou passed away in 2014. She was a poet, singer, dancer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She was brutally honest with her stories about her "less than perfect…

Ira KoretskyApril 4, 2018

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No is Yes in Disguise – Why No is Better than Yes

"No" often hides the door to "yes." This insight was shared to me many years ago by one of my mentors. And what he explained to me was that you…

Ira KoretskyApril 2, 2018

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Why Every Organization Needs a Chief Happiness Officer

I stumbled upon a tweet by the Mother Nature Network on laughter. It contained a link to an article on the results of a study by Sophie Scott, a neuroscientist…

Duane BaileyFebruary 27, 2018

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Want Your Emails Read? Keep them to 50 Words

In today's go-go-go world, people want and demand information to be on point. Once you get the reader's attention, you can then offer more details. People read about 200 to…

Dave MichaelsFebruary 12, 2018

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If Attitudes Are Contagious, Is Yours Worth Catching?

I can still remember the poster I saw last year on the wall of the gym, alongside the basketball court. It featured a quote by Dennis and Wendy Mannering that…

Duane BaileyJanuary 23, 2018

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50 Communication Mantras to Live By 2018

Since first posting our list of the Top 50 Communication Mantras in 2011, the list has stayed relatively the same. With the various issues buzzing around all of us related…

Ira KoretskyJanuary 10, 2018

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Wisdom from Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and CEO of Washington Post

In this blog series, "Wisdom from," we look to successful leaders around the world, past and present, to see what insights they can share with us to make us better people,…

Ira KoretskyDecember 18, 2017

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Tip – Match Your Partner’s “Eating Speed”

In my younger professional days, I had a lunch meeting with a more seasoned and more senior person than me. Let's call him James. As he was talking, I was…

Ira KoretskyNovember 6, 2017

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Stop! The Cup is Full – No More Will Go In! – Guest, Ian Blei

Virtually every "Improve Communication" thesis I’ve read or presentation I’ve seen, deals in great depth with how to transmit what you want to say. They talk about your tone, projection,…

Guest AuthorSeptember 12, 2017

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Master the Art of Active Listening

Happy 90th Birthday Maya Angelou

No is Yes in Disguise – Why No is Better than Yes

Why Every Organization Needs a Chief Happiness Officer

Want Your Emails Read? Keep them to 50 Words

If Attitudes Are Contagious, Is Yours Worth Catching?

Wisdom from Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and CEO of Washington Post

Tip – Match Your Partner’s “Eating Speed”

Stop! The Cup is Full – No More Will Go In! – Guest, Ian Blei

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