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Turning Potential Into Results
Why do you ask?
The question frames and shapes the answer. The question “How far away from home are you?” asks for the number of miles you will travel. The question “When will you get home?” asks for the time you’ll open your front door. Who asks the question also frames and shapes the answer — if we are…
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Turning Ideas into Impact — the book’s available!
I always wanted to write a book,but the wanting never turned into doing . . . until NOW! Together with 15 amazing Silicon Valley consultants, we’ve written our book: Turning Ideas Into Impact. It is now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Ideas-Into-Impact-Consultants-ebook/dp/B08428RLDY/ . Starting February 27 (Thurs) until March 2 (Mon), we’ll be running an Amazon…
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What she said . . .
In a live & lively interview with Jim Masters, CUTV News Radio, I reveal … What being a high school teacher taught me How poetry named by company Importance of leaders knowing “why” What’s so special about a conversation A couple of the hardest things about being a coach (at least for me) Grab your…
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Tomorrow: Live Interview: Camille onBlogTalkRadio 9PT/12n EDT
News Flash! Tomorrow, Wednesday October 9th at 12pm EDT, (9 am PT) I’m being interviewed on BlogTalk Radio. It’s 30 minutes and live … anything (might) happen! Use this link & listen in: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cutvnewsradio/2019/10/09/cutv-news-radio-spotlights-camille-smith-of-work-in-progress-coaching Thanks for your support, blog readers, Camille
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Management & Leadership Skills: Have both, not either
One person wants to be a better manager. Another wants to be a better leader. Choosing to be “either” one “or” the other often leads to being neither. Google “management skills” and “leadership skills” and you are likely to see various sources displaying skills assigned primarily, even exclusively, to each role. Take a look at…
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Take the keys away!
The Abilene Paradox refers to a situation in which a group of people make a collective decision that is counter to the preferences or interests of everyone in the group. The paradox was first described by Jerry Harvey in his 1974 article “The Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement”. Here’s the story: “On a hot…
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Communication: Not a piece of cake
Something has been bugging me for years: What’s with calling communication a “soft” skill? Does soft mean communication is mushy, delicate, fragile, easy as falling off a log, that it’s not hard to do? Anyone who has ever admitted a mistake, repaired trust, listened to feedback that rocked their world, or said what others were…
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Liar!! Liar!!
“We’re all liars.” That’s how Pamela Meyer begins her entertaining, 19-minute TED talk, substantiated by scientific research and filled with examples you’ll recognize. Watch this video to … Understand how lying is a cooperative act, Identify the gap that lying attempts to bridge, and Get a glimpse of what non-lying looks like. What you…
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WYSIWYG: Who is the You?
When someone says “What You See Is What You Get”, they are saying “I’m being upfront and open.” As they are proclaiming being transparent, they are also say it’s up to you to believe them or not. Surprise! It’s you! While no truer words were every spoken, I think the profoundness (and actuality) of the phrase WYSISWG is often missed. We think it’s…
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Leader: Are you a Dropper-Offer or Developer?
We ask others to do things for us all the time – things we don’t want to do, things we don’t have the time to do, and things we couldn’t do even if we had the time. We drop our suits at the dry cleaners, our car at the garage, and our kids at school.…
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