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Why not be a player!
Are you working too hard? Maybe that's your problem!
Healing Social Phobia
Do you suffer from social phobia? You don't need to stay isolated or go your whole life suffering from this debilitating anxiety. There is a way to heal!
Razban Golden Rule 2: Steady Giant and/or Baby Steps in Executive Coaching
Breaking Executive Coaching goals to step by step well define process can guarantee success and reduce frustration and aggravation.
Diagnosing Our Immunity to Change
Why do we find it so hard to change? Think of all your New Year’s resolutions that remain unfulfilled or your gym membership that goes unused because you find it so hard to change your old ways.
Finish Strong in 2009 and Set Up for Success in 2010
A new business season is upon us and with it comes some old challenges and some new ones. Here are three action steps to achieve a strong finish in 2009 and set your organization up for a great year in 2010.
What are goals and how do I make goals work for me?
Most people do not set goals, but drift, daydream and fantasize about success. Success is in reach and it is imperative to do a series of articles on goal setting to explain the process of turning dreams into reality
Radical Personal Responsibility: A Path to Lasting Peace and Personal Power
New peace, harmony, and power fill your relationships when you practice radical personal responsibility. Through it, you enter a more refined sphere of relating that enhances your life and accelerates the realization of your ultimate spiritual self. Practicing radical personal responsibility forever changes the way you approach and resolve conflict.

Use these simple stress management strategies to bring more balance to your life.
Stress can steal our joy and peace of mind, causing life-threatening illness if allowed to go unchecked. But these simple, practical stress management strategies will help you find balance, regaining your life and your health.

What do you want from your work?
Shockingly many people don't really know why they do the job they do. Most people on the otherhansd are desperate for a sense of calling or vocation. Find out how to discover and enjoy the certain knowldeg that you are in the job you were made for.
HR: The Problem Collaborators
HR should not be problem solvers. They should be problem collaborators.
Interest Rates and Politics
The article discusses America’s national debt issues, policy makers and politicians, and why a higher interest rate is necessary for Dollar strength and a recovery.
Compromising Situations
Learn how an experience in Corporate Japan led to a life long lesson in problem solving in the business world.
The Best of Times...The Worst of Times? Part 2
Do you get the impression that everyone is missing the point to our current economic climate (I prefer “climate” to “crisis”). All common sense solutions first identify the “root cause” of the problem. There are plenty of examples in our daily lives. Want to avoid a hangover?...DON’T drink, care to avoid lung cancer?...DON’T smoke, indigestion?...avoid spicy foods. When you go to the doctor seeking help with your cholesterol or blood pressure the doctor will prescribe medicine and a regimen of diet and exercise that will work towards solving the root cause of the problem. Why haven’t we taken the same approach to solving the root cause of our current “climate”?

From Founder to Leader – Building a Company From an Idea
“Right now it's only a notion, but I think I can get the money to make it into a concept, and later turn it into an idea.” -- Woody Allen Much has changed since Woody Allen came up with this line in 1977 – but the basic premise remains – any entrepreneur has the ability to bring an idea to fruition with the right backing. However, it takes more than money to make it work, and one of the main points of pain in building a company is making the transition from founder to leader. It’s a tough transition, and one that many startup founders fail to make.

8 Warning Signs That an Outsourcing Job is Failing
While outsourcing specific skills can be a great alternative for businesses, the realities of human resources can still sometimes rear their ugly head. Just as new hires for in-house positions can turn out to be unproductive, outsourcing freelance placements have that same unfortunate potential. Rather than letting these issues scare you away from outsourcing to freelance contractors, use the following tips to help your outsourcing outcomes to be successful. Ultimately, these warning signs are relevant for in-house jobs as well as those jobs which you are outsourcing.

Oil, Water, and Teamwork
Did you ever wonder why a professional sports team that seems to have so many outstanding players, never wins the championship? Often times they don’t even make it to the playoffs. Perhaps you live in a city plagued by this team. Frustrating isn’t it? The same malfunction occurs in many businesses today. You have an all star team, but you are getting a sub par performance. Does top management do more refereeing than managing?

Measuring Results: Key performance indicators can help set better goals for sales reps
Sales managers often rush to judgment if sales reps aren't meeting their quotas, and automatically assume that they either don't have the skills or the understanding to perform.

Reasons for Turnover!
Resolving turnover issues is not too difficult if one is committed to taking the appropriate actions.
Tell Me, What Does It All Mean?
The essence of midlife is a huge paradigm shift. The essence of a midlife crisis is the refusal to change. The only question is, "Will you take responsibility for your life?"
CONGRUENCE AND TENSION
Many years ago and much earlier in my career I was Manager of the Employee Assistance Program for the Province of Manitoba. Back in those early days I was confronted with a dilemma in assessing the nature of some presenting problems, which in the end was to change my approach and interest in the way I understood stress and the way in which I was to help support persons who were experiencing the symptoms of stress. "What do you suppose would be the consequences of not living your life according to what it is you value or not being able to fulfill your perceived needs?"

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF STRESS
Many years ago and much earlier in my career I was Manager of the Employee Assistance Program for the Province of Manitoba. Back in those early days I was confronted with a dilemma in assessing the nature of some presenting problems, which in the end was to change my approach and interest in the way I understood stress and the way in which I was to help support persons who were experiencing the symptoms of stress for the next 35 years. When the cause of a stress symptoms jumps up and hits you in the face like a 2-by-4, (i.e. loss of a loved one) you know what you are dealing with and accordingly, can act to address it. But what if it relates to not living your life congruently with what it is you value, and/or not living your life according to your personality type and finally, perhaps not being able to meet your perceived needs?

When you feel like jumping ship!
Making a career change can be one of those huge life changing decisions. Get into action and be open to the possibilities – life is a journey not a destination. Your career is a big part of your life so you had better enjoy the ride!

Improve Your Communications by Taming those 800-Pound Elephants
With time demands, constant interruptions and continually conflicting priorities, business communications is challenging enough. And when you have an issue or a personality involved that you cannot directly speak to, but can only tiptoe around the "elephant in the room", any attempt at communications may only get you more off track and cause more harm than good. With a few communications tips you can learn how to tame those 800 pound elephants and create more effective communications that improve your work relationships and help you get the job done.
Double Marginalization and the Point of Ideal Price Viability
Referencing my last post (Double Marginalization and the Decentralized Supply Chain, August 9, 2007) double marginalization “DM” is defined as the “exercise of market power at successive vertical layers in a supply chain.” The problem that arises as a result of DM is tied to an impetus to mark up the product’s price above marginal cost. The sequence of mark-ups “leads to a higher retail price and lower combined profit for the supply chain.” In short, DM drives the paradoxical outcome of higher buy prices with lower sell profits.

Resistance to Change Is a Fact of Life.
It has been astutely noted that the difference between a recession and a depression is this: in a recession, your next door neighbor loses his job, in a depression, you lose your job. Impersonal change is an abstract concept. We can't be adequately prepared for the future until we realize that the changes impacting others will almost certainly affect us as well. This article provides information on resistance to change and how to do a better job of coping with change.
People Don’t Do Dumb Things on Purpose: Effective Leaders Assume Positive Intent
During seminars when I teach leaders the principle that “People don’t do dumb things on purpose.” invariably some joker will say, “Looks like you haven’t met my people.”

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3 Bibles for Developing Clear Thinking and Problem Solving (Plus: Get an Original 4HWW Manuscript with Extra Content!)
Feeling overwhelmed? Chances are that—after looking everywhere else—unclear or cluttered thinking is the root problem.
Social Status And Resistance To Change
Why do people so often resist change? Issues of social status may be at the root of much resistance.
Sounding the Emotional Depths
The emotions of midlife are characterized by confusion: not an emotion. When you dig down more deeply, you find the real root of the chaos — and the solution.
Performance Appraisals: Critical Conversations
No one likes performance appraisals. Managers hate giving them. Employees hate receiving them and HR professionals hate policing the process. As one manager explained to me, doing a performance appraisal is similar to getting a root canal: both are painful; neither will kill you; but with a root canal, the trauma is over the next day. And yet, we continue to insist on doing appraisals hoping for different results.
The Seeds for Financial Success are Planted Early
We all know that money cannot buy happiness. Nor is it the root of all evil.
The Best of Times...The Worst of Times? Part 2
Do you get the impression that everyone is missing the point to our current economic climate (I prefer “climate” to “crisis”). All common sense solutions first identify the “root cause” of the problem. There are plenty of examples in our daily lives. Want to avoid a hangover?...DON’T drink, care to avoid lung cancer?...DON’T smoke, indigestion?...avoid spicy foods. When you go to the doctor seeking help with your cholesterol or blood pressure the doctor will prescribe medicine and a regimen of diet and exercise that will work towards solving the root cause of the problem. Why haven’t we taken the same approach to solving the root cause of our current “climate”?

Top Causes of EMR Implementation Failure
About half of all IT projects fail. Very often, the root cause is the 'people factor.'
Avoiding Your Feelings? Find out Why and What to Do About It
Do you wonder what's causing you to avoid your feelings and emotions rather than expressing them in a healthy way to get past obstacles? Find out the root cause and what you can do to get beyond those limits.
The French Open and Customer Service Training
Did you know that the word discussion comes from the Latin root “dis,” which means “apart,” and “quatere,” which means “to shake,” so the word discussion literally means: “to shake apart.” This, of course, is what we do to each other when we are having heated discussions! The word dialog, on the other hand, comes from the Greek root “dia,” which means “across,” and “legein,” which means to “speak” – literally “to speak across” (i.e. – to engage someone in a conversation by reaching across to them).

Average Performers Find Average Solutions - Sales and Marketing Training
This article provides an innovative method to solving problems...really getting to the root of how a problem is solved.
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