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118: Take A Pause and Be Mindful
-This week we are talking about taking pause. No, not animal paws or meno-paws but how to “pause” during the day and in conversation. This comes to us from the incredible bias we have, especially in the United States,...
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117: Daily Rituals To Support Your Day
This week we are talking about your morning rituals to achieve a successful day.  Artistotle said, “we are what we repeatedly do”. Rituals; ah, there is something that sounds so nice about that isn’t there? Or,...
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116: How To Really Learn From Failure
This week we are talking about the “F” word: Failure! And how to really learn from it. It’s a perfect time of year to be talking about it too. Maybe you’re looking at those goals you set out to accomplish way back in...
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115: Trade-offs At Work
This week we are talking about the trade-offs at work to decisions we may need to make at work. And, we are specifically looking at the categories of tasks, rewards, social and physical environment. All organizations...
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114: Underperforming Employees and What To Do When They Aren’t Working Out
This week we are talking about that dreaded moment when you realize that a person on your team is underperforming and isn’t working out. Now, there is some additional context here; is this a newer employee who’s been...
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113: Conversations and What To Do When They Aren’t Going Well
This week we are talking about conversations that aren’t going very well and what to do about them. We’ve all had those moments when it doesn’t seem like conversations are going well and it feels like a door is...
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112: Get Less Done With Less Stress
This week’s show is about getting less done with less stress. Yes, I said less done with less stress. We are talking about things that don’t usually come up when we talk about productivity and they don’t involve fancy...
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111: Are You Succeeding or Failing At Work and Life?
We are talking about succeeding in work and life and keeping calm while we do it. If you’ve had a career crisis, this week’s show is for you. Have you ever had that feeling of anxiety about failure and not being...
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110: What To Do If You Hate Your Job
This week we are talking about what to do if you hate your job. Of course, quitting is always one option but if that was just the simple answer, you probably would have already done that by now. Every now and again we...
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109: How to Be Happier: Get Essential and Do Less
This week we are talking about getting happier and what to do when things in life don’t feel like they are going quite right. Often  and how our first idea is to do “more” or to add “more” things in.  In other words I...
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108: Motivate and Demotivate Your Employees
This week we are talking about Herzberg’s Motivator-Hygiene theory which explains a key nuance about how we motivate each other. Whoa! That sounds significant doesn’t it? It basically says this: the things that make...
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107: Get Better At Receiving Feedback in 5 Steps
This week we are talking about the “other side” of feedback; receiving it. Isn’t it funny that when we are the giver the receiver isn’t any good and when we are the receiver the giver isn’t any good? Ah the...
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