Leadership Training Blog

behavior changing influence

May 19th, 2015

Do You Have a Problem with Someone’s Behavior? Here’s Where to Begin (and Where Not To)

By: Linda Adams

Before you decide to confront someone about their unacceptable behavior, there are three things to consider first: Changing Yourself. […]

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i-messages prevent conflicts

May 12th, 2015

You Know What They Say: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

By: Linda Adams

Raise your hand if you would love to prevent conflicts! Okay, that’s a lot of hands. Here’s a tool to […]

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collaborative work environment leadership training skills

May 4th, 2015

Collaboration, Empathy and Employee Engagement—yeah, we got that

By: Michelle Adams

Way back in 1955 Dr. Thomas Gordon wrote a book called Group Centered Leadership that contained many of the ideas […]

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confront communicate in person

April 27th, 2015

What If I Need to Send an E “I-Message”?

By: Michelle Adams

You might be sitting there, scratching your head thinking, “Hey, I don’t remember that type of I-Message from the workshop […]

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conflicts needs values

April 20th, 2015

How to Handle Values Collisions

By: Michelle Adams

(from the writings of Dr. Thomas Gordon and Noel Burch) A handful of men meeting in Philadelphia through the long, […]

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problem conflict needs competing win lose

April 14th, 2015

Diving Into Conflict Resolution: How To Do It Well

By: Michelle Adams

If I am in a conflict and introducing this method to people unfamiliar with it an explanation is needed, a […]

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April 7th, 2015

What Power Does to Relationships

By: Michelle Adams

An impediment to satisfying, functional relationships is an organizational form so prevalent that without thought it has been accepted, […]

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active listening relationships

March 30th, 2015

Hey Are You Really Listening or Just Hearing?

By: Michelle Adams

  We all need people who will listen, who will give us what Dr. Carl Rogers referred to as minimal […]

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March 23rd, 2015

How to Win the Battle of Conflicts

By: Michelle Adams

One of the outcomes of good communication is the discovery that no matter how open and honest your relationship is, […]

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consultant leadership communication training

March 16th, 2015

Four Helpful Tips for Becoming a Better Consultant

By: Michelle Adams

There are some other things I can do that may increase my influence as consultant* (whether I am in a […]

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