Leadership Training Blog

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July 8th, 2015

Congratulations! You’re a Leader…NOW what?

By: Michelle Adams

Frank Long was elected president of his service club. At about the same time, Stacy Lathrop was appointed supervisor of […]

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June 23rd, 2015

Bulldog Leadership: A Warrior’s Way

By: Sheryl Wilde

“Warriors are not what you think of as warriors. The warrior, for us, is the one who sacrifices himself for […]

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active listening conflict

June 8th, 2015

What to Do When There Are Conflicts Between Leaders and All Group Members

By: Michelle Adams

Excerpted from the L.E.T. book by Dr. Thomas Gordon As would be expected, at some time leaders will come into […]

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June 2nd, 2015

At Last – A Great Alternative to Performance Reviews!

By: Michelle Adams

(excerpted from the L.E.T. book, by Dr. Thomas Gordon) But first, what’s so wrong with them anyway? In over 25 […]

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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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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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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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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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