Last week, we talked about Stephen Covey’s secret to avoiding adversarial relationships and practicing effective interpersonal leadership: The habit to “Think Win/Win.” See: The 4th Habit of Highly Effective People: Think Win/Win (Part I) We discussed the first foundational piece that needs to be in place in order to be able to truly think win/win, […]
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How much interpersonal conflict have you witnessed or been part of over the last week? How about over the last month? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way we could interact with everyone in ways where we seek to benefit everyone and cooperate naturally? Disagreements and conflicts can occur anywhere – in companies,
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Last week I wrote about how to be more confident as a woman in “Why Women Are Less Confident Than Men (And What To Do About It). ” Since confidence is directly correlated to success, we might think that all we need to do is boost our confidence and success will come our way. Unfortunately,
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Have you ever received a compliment that you have found difficult to accept? Maybe someone has praised your creativity, your accomplishments, your kindness or your perseverance. Was is it hard to fully embrace and believe in your brilliance? I was struck by an article “The Confidence Gap” in which authors Claire Shipman and Katty Kay
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“Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you’re going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about
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Once we have mastered the 2nd Habit of Highly Effective People: “Begin With The End in Mind”, we know where we are going. It means that you have defined what is most important to YOU and you are pursuing YOUR OWN definition of success. It involves creating a set of guiding principles so you can
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Many of us live very full, busy lives. Sometimes they can feel a little bit too full and busy! But are we busy with things that really matter to us or are we busy at the expense of what is most important? Our society provides us with many goals that are seen as “important” and
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Last week we talked about 2 of the 4 behaviors (or horsemen of the apocalypse) that Dr. John Gottman found greatly contribute to relationship conflicts: Criticism and Contempt. (Read more in: 4 Behaviors That Sabotage your Relationships (Part I)) While Contempt is the single biggest predictor of divorce, there are 2 more behaviors that create
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One of the biggest complaints I hear from people all the time have to do with their relationships (whether it’s about family, partners, co-workers, or friends). Having positive relationships is one of the key ingredients to happiness, so experiencing recurrent conflicts in our relationships is a sure-fire way to keep us from being happy. One
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When I started my first job, I was handed a copy of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and informed that everyone in the office was encouraged to practice the principles in this bestselling book by Stephen Covey. I am now rereading and working through the book with a group of friends and
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