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Meetings: a Little Planning (& Follow-up) Goes a Long Way

Leaders for Today asked: Who among us hasn’t sat in a meeting thinking that they would rather be just about anywhere away from the droning speaker, the stuffy room and that faint waft of tuna salad left over from lunch? Often we feel this way when we are asked to attend a weekly staff meeting, […]

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Managed Partitioning Services: for Verbal and Non-verbal Communication

Angela Hayden asked: Over the last couple of years, the telecommunications industry has shown a consistent and stable growth particularly in the realm of audio communication. Understanding the importance of communication in day-to-day life, the ‘channels’ of communication have also become important. Communicating with VoIP has several benefits; call quality is good and users are […]

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How Cutting Back Communication Can Save You Time and Money – Part II

Steven Sonsino asked: In Part 1 we looked at why starting a debate was a breakthrough way to save you time and make more money. Now let’s look at how to get a debate started. So what’s the best way of getting your people involved in a debate? Well, it involves the most effective form […]

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Characteristics of a Successful Leader

Shu Wei Wong asked: As a leader, how should you answer when your subordinate questions you – Why should I be lead by you? The reason some lead, while others are being led, is because leaders bear certain characteristics that make subordinates want to be led. Leaders create opportunities to learn. A leader creates opportunities […]

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Outwit, Outlast, Outplay Non-traditional Job Interviews

Mary Shad Moss asked: Job interviews are not just limited to the typical face-to-face dialogue inside a conference room at an office. Thanks to the advancement of technology, virtual or online job fairs and video-conferences, phone, and chat kind of job interviews are now possible. These are identified as non-traditional job interviews-a highly technological and […]

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Top 5 Qualities of Great Leaders

Kennerly Clay asked: If your work requires little social interaction, this article may be of no interest to you. But if you’re going to build a smart home business — where the success of your business relies upon the relationships you build with customers (and other human beings in general) — then assuming leadership is […]

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Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy: an Evidence-based Treatment for Disorders of Attachment; the Empirical Support

Arthur Becker-Weidman, Ph.D. asked:   Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) is an evidence-based and effective form of treatment for children with trauma and disorders of attachment[1]. It is an evidence-based treatment, meaning that there has been empirical research published in peer-reviewed journals. Craven & Lee (2006) determined that DDP is a supported and acceptable treatment (category […]

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How Far Can You Push a Talking Head?

Jerry Bader asked: Let’s talk about talking heads, and why adding one to your website might just be the smartness thing you’ve done since dumping the SUV and fast-food, and opting for hybrids and salads. Okay – perhaps that’s asking too much, but you get the point. Talking heads, as we all know, is a […]

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Communication is the key to any relationship

Rod Hewitt asked: Communication is the key to any relationship. A true relationship between a man and a woman must involve a substantial ingredient of communication. Any relationship with communication has a chance. When the talking has died, so has the relationship. Do you have hard time when you have to initiate conversation with a […]

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Community Building

Sandra Prior asked: Since this is what the Internet does best, wouldn’t it be a good idea to focus some serious attention on this aspect of it? Surely the ability to communicate among a virtual group is the fabled ‘silver bullet’ of the Internet, and has been all along? Yes and no. It only earns […]