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Essential Skills Recap #9 – Maximizing Your Energy
How can you maximize your energy, productivity, and creativity today? The amount of energy we have on any given day is finite. Some days more, some days less, but there is a limit to the amount of energy we can put into our personal and professional priorities. Last...
Essential Skills Recap #8 – Creating Energy
How do you recharge? Until Elon Musk figures out how to retrofit humans with a charging plug, we have to recharge our bodies the old-fashioned way - by making sure we are eating smart, getting plenty of sleep, and exercise. When it comes to creating energy, don’t...
Essential Skills Recap #7 – Body Language
Your body is saying the quiet part out loud. You should listen. Body language is a key indicator of what is happening with each of us emotionally. It is an unconscious primal response that is difficult to control. Being aware of your own body language can dramatically...
Essential Skills Recap #6 – More Emotional Intelligence
A lot of things are out of our control, but there are two things that are always under our control: What we say and what we do. As mentioned in last week’s post, Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the #1 predictor of personal and professional success. One of the key...
Essential Skills Recap #5 – Emotional Intelligence
What is the #1 differentiator for personal and professional success? Emotional Intelligence (EQ). What is the most important element of EQ? Self-Awareness. Your breath is one of the most effective tools you have for developing self-awareness and EQ. Your...
Essential Skills Recap #4 – Active Listening
One of the greatest gifts you can give to someone is to listen to them. Really stop, clear your mind, and listen. The benefits are many, but suffice to say that communication skills are the #1 indicator of team performance. Here are a few refresher tips on Active...
Essential Skills Recap #3 – More Communications
Are you using Agree & Add? An essential part of both communications and emotional intelligence is relationship building – creating rapport with others. One powerful technique suggested by the FBI’s Joe Navarro is also a foundation of Improv Comedy. It is called...
Essential Skills Recap #2 – Communications
"Face time" is much more powerful than "FaceTime" One huge benefit of being back in the office is being able to communicate face-to-face. Great communications are the most import attribute of the most successful teams. Frequent communications with people both in and...
Essential Skills for High-Performing Individuals and Teams
Essential Skills Recap #1 – Personal Sustainability I recently did an 8-part “Essential Skills for High Performing Teams” program for a corporate client. Afterward, they asked me to create some short summaries of the material to post in their newsletter to help...
The Importance of One-on-Ones
One of the main reasons people stay in jobs is the relationships. The most frequent reason for leaving is stress and frustration. One-on-ones are an easy and effective way to build relationships as well as reduce stress and frustration.
Taking Notes with Pen & Paper Makes You Smarter
Research shows that people who take notes using pen and paper have much better memory and comprehension of the material compared to people who type their notes. This is true even for people who are skilled enough to transcribe 100% of what is being said!
Morning Meditation and Focus Time – Soma’s Secret to Success
Taking a few minutes each morning to clear your mind, refresh and clarify key goals – as well as what you need to do today to fulfill them, will help you to be much more on target and engaged.