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April 10th, 2011

Phony Baloney: Isn’t Most Leadership Training Just About Techniques to Manipulate People?

Byy: >Bill Stinnett, Ph.D.

Participants who come to leadership training often ask, “Isn’t this just that thing where you repeat what the other person is saying to you? That’s what my boss does when she is trying to manipulate me. It drives me crazy. Does she think I’m stupid?” Like any skill, leadership skills like active listening, constructive confrontation (I-messages), and conflict resolution skills can be learned and used effectively or misused.

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April 7th, 2011

Leadership Training in the Classroom or On-line? (Video Blog)

Byy: >Michelle Adams

Is classroom training really the most effective (re: time, money, energy) way to provide skill training for leaders, managers and […]

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April 7th, 2011

Laissez Faire

Byy: >Victoria Benodi

My son is almost 18 years old, and one of my biggest challenges is sitting back and letting him make […]

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April 6th, 2011

Why Leadership Training Should Teach You To Be Inconsistent

Byy: >Bill Stinnett, Ph.D.

In some ways, consistency is the enemy of good leadership. I often hear supervisors tell me, “In that supervisor training […]

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April 6th, 2011

Why Leadership Training Can’t Motivate Anyone

Byy: >Bill Stinnett, Ph.D.

One hundred percent of the people are 100% motivated 100% of the time. You’ve surely heard, “I can’t seem to […]

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April 6th, 2011

Feelings Are Facts: Why Emotions Should Be a Part of Your Leadership Training

Byy: >Bill Stinnett, Ph.D.

Much of the mythology about leadership encourages managers to ignore the emotional side of relationship development. Many are admonished to […]

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April 5th, 2011

Who’s In Charge Here? How Much Control Is Enough?

Byy: >Bill Stinnett, Ph.D.

During a transition to a team-oriented process at an electronics firm, one of the supervisors was very concerned about losing […]

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April 5th, 2011

Back to the Future, Again.

Byy: >Bill Stinnett, Ph.D.

Finally, the recession is over! Unless you are still unemployed or working that job at McDonalds you got after you […]

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April 5th, 2011

Can Leadership Training Help Drive Fear Out Of The Workplace?

Byy: >Bill Stinnett, Ph.D.

After hearing the same lament about 100 times during exploratory interviews at a large electric utilities company on the East […]

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March 31st, 2011

If It’s That Important How Come I Don’t See You Doing It?

Byy: >Bill Stinnett, Ph.D.

Much of leadership training focuses on how a manager can get his or her people to behave or perform in […]

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