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Let’s Talk: Critical Thinking – an effective tool for any profession or task

Critical Thinking forces you to analyze things objectively, filtering your biases, and allowing you to see things from difference perspectives. Whether you’re trying to brainstorm a new idea, creatively solve…

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Mindset

“Mindset” is defined as “a set of beliefs or a way of thinking that determines one’s behavior, outlook, and mental attitude”.  It is an idea discovered by world-renowned Stanford University…

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What You Need to Know About the Coaching Experience

This article is designed to help you understand the nature of coaching as distinct from other one-on-one help modalities, and how to get the most from working with a coach…

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Workplace Professionalism: An Issue For Your Organization?

“The qualities that characterize the professional are straightforward.The challenge is that many of the behaviors and attitudes that epitomize being unprofessional are part of our culture, and in some case,…

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Personal Branding: Authenticity

According to Webster’s English Dictionary, “authentic” is defined as “genuine; real; not of doubtful origin; trustworthy; of attested authority.” Authenticity is critical to successful and sustainable branding, especially in terms…

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3 Ways to Prepare for Business Growth

Be Prepared “The better prepared you are for growth, the better your chances for business expansion success,” says Brian Moran, publisher of At Home with Century 21 Magazine and OPEN…

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Marketing Strategy: Power Words

Research suggests that there are “power sales words” that appeal to prospects and buyers and ultimately convince them to take action.  I recently read an article posted on Manta, from Constant…

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What Is A GREAT Facilitator?

So you’ve been asked to facilitate a meeting. What does that mean exactly? Do you just ensure everyone’s introduced, and maybe kick off with a quick ice breaker exercise? Is…

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5 Tips for Growing A Small Business

  When you start a small business, you’ll probably discover that what you learned in business school doesn’t cover everything you need to know as a business leader. That’s what…

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Business Mentoring – Part II

In Business Mentoring Part I, I provided the definitions of  Business Coach, Mentor, and Management Consultant as well as what the Business Mentor and Mentee can expect.  This article delves…

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Do I Need A Business Coach, Mentor, and/or Management Consultant? Part I

At Partnering for Performance, all three of these skills are utilized with our clients.  In order to provide some clarity around these three disciplines, below are the quick definitions of…

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Are You Stuck? 7 Suggestions to help you.

It is an uncomfortable feeling.  You are unfocused and have low energy. Ironically, being stuck is often just the level of discomfort you need to turn your attention and energy…

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