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How Can I Benefit from Emotional Intelligence – Part 3: Motivation
“My kid won’t study that class’s materials. They CAN’T STAND the teacher and that demotivates them.” “John is a real pain in you know what! It’s near impossible for me to work with him on projects.” “Thanks for the invitation, but sorry I have other...
Hiring 101: Sweet 16 Rules to Master the Interview – Part 2
Part 2: Rules for Interview Effectiveness It is time for the main event, the actual interview. Hopefully, your pre-interview tasks recommended in Part 1 of this article series are complete. Your job benchmark has identified the primary personal characteristics needed...
Ben Franklin Was What?
Benjamin Franklin is out flying a kite again. This time with a key attached. He was waiting for a huge thunderstorm with lightening, thunder and rain. He’s got the storm now and he’s in the middle of it flying that silly kite with the key hanging from the string. Is...
Celebrity Profiles
Learn more about your favorite celebrities, discover their personalities using DISC reports.
What is Cate Blanchett?
She has played Queen Elizabeth (twice), Princess Galadriel in The Lord of the Ring movies, and the Russian villain in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, among other parts. She has won over two dozen actor awards; Oscars, Golden Globes, Screen Actors...
What is George Clooney?
Clooney has a reputation as a practical joker, wise guy, and well- liked villain actor. He has been nominated for a number of awards and received three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards. He has stared as the “heart throb” in numerous TV shows and movies. He has...
DISC
DISC Team Success Story # 1
Situation:A particular office had a history of repeatedly hiring poor performing administrative assistants. We did a DISC behavior team report on the entire administrative staff; ownership, management, administrative assistant, and a few other staff. We also looked at...
6 Things a DISC Certification Should Give You
Facilitating dozens of DISC Certifications with 100s of now DISC certified practitioners has taught me a number of things about what makes for a quality DISC certification course. Below are six key components you should find in any quality DISC Certification...
DISC Doesn’t Measure Personality and It Doesn’t Motivate!
Two people you know take our DISC and have almost identical DISC scores, but they are as different as night and day. If DISC is a personality profile, how can their personalities be so difference? The answer is easy. DISC DOES NOT measure...
DISC & Motivators Certification
Certification Technique: How to Identify When A Person Is Experiencing Stress
Identifying whether or not someone is experiencing stress is one of over 100 techniques we discuss in our DISC & Motives Certification course. In this article, I discuss how to use our DISC and Motives report to identify if someone is experiencing stress AND...
The Folly of Rewarding With Money While Hoping For Loyalty
Money rarely creates loyalty. Just think about it. People leave one organization to go to another organization for more money all the time. Sometimes it's 5% more. Other times it's 25% more, or greater. If you are using money as your primary way to motivate or create...
DISC Doesn’t Measure Personality and It Doesn’t Motivate!
Two people you know take our DISC and have almost identical DISC scores, but they are as different as night and day. If DISC is a personality profile, how can their personalities be so difference? The answer is easy. DISC DOES NOT measure...
Emotional Intelligence Certification
How Can I Benefit From Emotional Intelligence? – Part 1
Your manager has this “explosive” personality. They have no problem at all blaming others when things go wrong. Maybe it’s not your manager. Maybe it’s your spouse or a friend. In some cases, it may even be you. None of us is...
Behavioral Fit Coaching™
Are one or more of your coaching clients not making as much progress as you would like? Are you frustrated because you can’t get through to them? Are you not making as much money as you want with your coaching practice...? There is a solution to the above. Change your...
Better Communicating With The Non-Communicable
Ever worked with a very intense “C” and tried to get them to understand there is a human side to the work? How about if you are the intense “C” and people just don’t understand you? What are the secrets to better communicating with the “C”? Someone...
Leadership
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Onboarding…Made easy?
Onboarding. . . Made easy? – Part 1
Has a new staff person just arrived and been assigned to work with you? What is she like? How do you communicate or motivate her? What value will she bring to your team? These are all “onboarding” questions. Onboarding is integrating staff into a new relationship....
Onboarding. . . Made easy? – Part 2
Coaching is an incredibly competitive field with so many individuals offering consulting services, and organizations utilizing coaches to drive performance. Coaching certifications exist, but aren’t required. The issue then becomes, as a coach, how can you...
Onboarding. . . Made Easy – Part 3
Four Positive Outcomes of Onboarding Are people you know stressed because of a misunderstanding or conflict with others? Are they satisfied and committed because they believe and experience management cares about them and is willing to invest in them; in their...
Team Building
5 Key Factors to Team Member Location: In Person vs. Remote
There are key factors that determine whether team members should be in the same physical space or be remote. We share five key factors you can use to make that determination.