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Parenting as a Management Tool

 Parenting as a Management Tool 450 338 Daphne

  Parenting doesn’t come with a job description—and that’s probably a good thing for the sake of the species. But if it did, it would be a long one. In her book, If You’ve Ever Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything, author Ann Crittenden lists a dozen distinct “jobs” within the umbrella of raising children…

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2080 and Counting – Go, Go, Go…on a Break. It’s Important!

 2080 and Counting – Go, Go, Go…on a Break. It’s Important! 450 300 Daphne

In today’s “go, go, go” society, we idealize the pink Energizer Bunny® that beats his drum non-stop. As the battery commercial says, “He keeps going and going and…” And so do we. We work long hours, days and weeks without a break. A minimum of 2080!!!  Some employees don’t even take advantage of their entire…

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Becoming a Trusted Leader

 Becoming a Trusted Leader 450 300 Daphne

“We can build our leadership upon fear, obligation, or trust. However, only a foundation of trust results in the collaboration and goodwill necessary to achieve our peak performance.” These words, from organizational design expert Roger Allen, could hardly be more succinct in expressing the central role that trust plays in building and leading high-performance organizations.…

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Five Keys to Effective Communication

 Five Keys to Effective Communication 450 270 Daphne

Remember the telephone game you played when you were little? Someone would whisper a sentence into the ear of the person next to her. That person would then pass the comment to the person next to her. The secret was whispered along to each person in the line until it reached the last person…who’d then…

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Building Endurance for Maximum Performance

 Building Endurance for Maximum Performance 450 245 Daphne

In the book: The Power of Full Engagement, Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz write “The energy that pulses through us is physical, emotional, mental and spiritual,” “All four dynamics are critical, none is sufficient by itself, and each profoundly influences the others. To perform at our best, we must skillfully manage each of these interconnected…

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Playing Around: The Role of Games in Creating World Class Work-Place Teams

 Playing Around: The Role of Games in Creating World Class Work-Place Teams 450 300 Daphne

Basketball great Michael Jordon once said, “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” Jordan might have been referring to basketball, but it’s no less true of teams put together to produce champion results for businesses large and small. And while Jordan’s team was all about playing games, businesses sometimes need the help of…

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Fear in the Workplace – Managing Low Grade Fear in the Workplace

 Fear in the Workplace – Managing Low Grade Fear in the Workplace 297 198 Daphne

In January of 2002, I had to travel to the UK for work. Although I had gone through the mental mantras’ on fear, I was still experiencing “low grade fear” brewing just under the surface like a low grade fever. I got on the plane and arrived safely in Manchester, England and once I was…

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Summer Is Here – Take Time to Add Play to your Workday

 Summer Is Here – Take Time to Add Play to your Workday 450 300 Daphne

The late A. Bartlett Giamatti, former president of Yale University and one-time commissioner of Major League Baseball said, “You can learn more about a society by observing the way they play as opposed to how they work.” Our high tech life with its accelerated pace has fostered a culture that seems to be always working,…

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Living the Vision: Next Level Living for the Authentic Woman

 Living the Vision: Next Level Living for the Authentic Woman 150 150 Daphne

On more than one occasion, over the past 6 months, as we prepared for the 2016 Authenticity Retreats, I have been asked the question “What does Living the Vision Mean?” Before I answer the question:  Let me share a piece of my journey of next level living. In 2014, my vision was to live a…

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Oh, the Tales We Tell: Getting Beyond Our Stories at Work

 Oh, the Tales We Tell: Getting Beyond Our Stories at Work 450 300 Daphne

Every day, Jerome begins his work by telling himself his favorite story: I’m not valued around here. They’re heaping on the work just to see when I’ll quit. I’m sure to be passed over for promotion. His co-worker, Alissa, has her own favorite story: This company’s president is a critical and demanding control freak, who…

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CAUTION: MOTIVATION CHECK UP IN PROGRESS (as published in Ealon Magazine)

 CAUTION: MOTIVATION CHECK UP IN PROGRESS (as published in Ealon Magazine) 672 241 Daphne

  Recently at the urging of my team, I agreed to take on a major writing project.  I was excited about the concept and certainly knew that I could accomplish the goal within the six week time frame.  About three days into the project, my mind entered the Motivation Free Zone (MFZ). That is the…

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Secrets to Growing a Strong Personal Brand

 Secrets to Growing a Strong Personal Brand 450 300 Daphne

As the web trends more and more towards social networking, your personal brand is becoming increasingly more important. People are sharing things about you, videos of you, articles written by you day in and day out. There’s no way to really know who’s being exposed to you and your work. Think of your personal brand…

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