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My memories of a 35-year-old magazine cover. And what it might teach us now, about creative process. The post Anatomy of a magazine cover appeared first on The Creative Life.
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A New Way to Approach Difficult Conversations
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Andrea Lee is one truly amazing coach, for those of you who don’t know her go right now to her website and read the About Us section. Not only will it give you a good idea of who Andrea is, it is also a very enjoyable read and a great example of an About Us page (they are often so dry and boring reading more like tired old resumes) OK, so onto the reason for this blog post.
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4 Critical Communication Skills for Managing Up with Style and Grace
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Managing up well will build your influence, reduce stress, and improve your teams performance. How do I change my boss? This is one of the most frequently asked questions we hear from participants in our leadership development programs. So, lets get this out of the way: You cant change your boss. No matter how much you might wish otherwise, you cant control another persons behavior especially someone with more formal authority.
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From the very start, International Coach Academy (ICA) has embraced distance and e-learning principles in delivering their professional coach certification training. In fact, ICAs programs are specifically designed to leverage the advantages of voice-to-voice training with interactive teleclasses delivered via telephone or technologies such as Skype.
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That first smile
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The shortest distance between two people is a smile. Victor Borge Your client arrives, lets say via Zoom. You let her in and she appears on-screen. What do you do first? Smile This is not trivial. This is not a cosmetic pleasantry. This is you warming up the moment. Your smile doesnt have to be radiant, but it is like a radiator. It warms the space and lets your client sigh into the space.
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