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Drinking Culture: Reducing the Stigma & Reaping the Benefits

Janet Hadley

November 6, 2022

Why We Must First Change the Drinking Culture in Order to Reduce Alcohol Harm Fancy a drink? For years, I…

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Process of Negotiation 4 Stages and How You Can Master Them

Darren A. Smith

November 5, 2022

You Want to Understand the Process of Negotiation. Not Because You Just Want to Know But Because You Want the…

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What Are Values?: Identify and Use Personal and Business Values

Wanda Lafond

November 4, 2022

Understanding The Role Values Play You’ve probably heard about the concept of values. We all have them, both personal and…

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Ditch ‘Hope You are Well’ and Make Your Emails Matter

Darren A. Smith

November 3, 2022

Since the First Email was Sent in 1971 We’ve Been Using ‘Hope You are Well’. It’s Time to Retire This…

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INFJ Personality Type: The Complete Guide

Farah Yasser Salama

November 2, 2022

‘The Protector’ A protector or advocate (INFJ) is a person who is introverted, intuitive, feeling, and judging. They have a…

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Business Speaker and Business Expert Available to Hire

Darren A. Smith

November 1, 2022

Darren A. Smith is a Business Speaker and Business Expert Available to Hire for Your Conference or Seminar. He is…

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Implement Change – and Bring Your People with You

Charles Smith

October 31, 2022

Set Out the Vision and Lead the Way Implementing change is an inevitable fact of business life. Companies change and…

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The 5 Priorities Model – Sounds Like a Plan

Charles Smith

October 27, 2022

What’s On Your To-Do List Today? The 5 Priorities Model helps leaders and managers navigate challenges and opportunities, make plans…

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Interpersonal Savvy: What is it & How Do I Improve it?

Jack

October 26, 2022

What is Interpersonal Savvy? Savvy is an interesting word. It can mean a few different things depending on its context…

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How To Build a Coaching Culture in Your Workplace

Farah Yasser Salama

October 25, 2022

In the future, people who are not coaches will not be promoted. Managers who are coaches will be the norm”…

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Global Leadership – It’s About the Team

Charles Smith

October 24, 2022

Showing the World a Human Face Global leadership is broadly similar to “domestic” business leadership, except it happens across national…

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Task-Oriented Leadership: How to Get People to Follow You

Farah Yasser Salama

October 22, 2022

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader” -John…

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