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Positive Change: 5 Simple Ways to Thrive in Tough Times

April 30, 2008

This time of change promises to be a bumpy road. Instead of stressing out, how can we ride the waves, weather the storms, and help each other out? This is a common question for people that want to create positive change. In my work over the past 22 years, I have developed a sense for […]

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What To Do When A Co-Worker Sabotages Projects

April 28, 2008

Have you found yourself in an office situation with a co-worker that is not only difficult to deal with, and has poor communication skills but also gets in the way of others performing successfully? This office situation is common and if you’ve experienced this yourself, you’ll enjoy this letter I recieved and responded to. (Real […]

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How To Develop An Assertive Style: Office Politics

April 25, 2008

Wall St. Journal’s Marshall Loeb wrote an article titled, “Six Ways to Win at Office Politics” recently. He states that “Office politics can be vicious, and how power and influence are managed in your company will be a part of your career whether you choose to participate in them or not.” Develop An Assertive Style […]

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How to Recognize Motivation: Part 2, Fear

April 24, 2008

Understanding motivations in others helps you to improve your communication skills, your ability to persuade and to bring about positive change. As I wrote in part 1 of this series on How to Recognize Motivation, you can’t motivate other people. But you can help people find their motivation. You can speak to motivation and engage […]

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How to Recognize Motivation: Part 1

April 22, 2008

Helping people to better use their influence to make positive changes in their lives, relationships and their work is a common theme in my work and writing. Actually, “Use Your Influence to Change Your World” is the subtitle of my recent book, Insider’s Guide to the Art of Persuasion. The subject of motivation is always […]

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Why Apple Fans Hate Tech Reporters: Response to Farhad Manjoo

April 17, 2008

In a recent Salon.com article (Machinist, Tech/Gizmos) titled ‘Why Apple fans hate tech reporters,’ Farhad Manjoo makes the case that Mac partisans (Mac vs PC) see bias where non partisans see little to none. This should come as no surprise to anyone who understands the self-fulfilling nature of our assumptions and lightning speed with which […]

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Rick recommends….

April 15, 2008

I’m excited to recommend to you an excellent new book by Keith Rosen, Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions. He’s got a special offer going, and if you take him up on it, when you buy the book at a discount, you will recieve access to a whole host of valuable bonuses from some of the […]

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Mastering the Art of Persuasion & Healthy Communication: Recognizing Communication Needs

April 14, 2008

One of the first steps in mastering the art of healthy communication is to learn how to listen so people will talk. Improving your ability to listen so people will talk is a key step in helping you to use your influence to change your world. Improving your ability to listen so people will talk […]

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