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Klaus Schwab and Catalytic Conversation

By on June 8, 2013 in Better Communication tip, Engaged Leadership

This week’s free weekly Positive Networking® Tip was on the challenge of having conversations of substance, rather than just content-free schmoozing.  Here is a story from our book Work The Pond! on how to make this happen. “Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, may be best known for standing on the world stage [...]

The 7 Best Tips for Networking at Conferences

By on May 28, 2013 in Conference Networking

These networking tips are based on Shepa Learning Company’s conference keynote, Leap Start™ 1. Look at your business cards, do they need to be updated?  Should you put your LinkedIn address, or your Twitter information on your card?  Do you have enough cards?  What’s enough?  If you are attending a conference bring a box – 250 [...]

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Avoiding Communication Train Wrecks

By on May 3, 2013 in Better Communication tip, Engaged Leadership, Team Building

Communication is key for employee engagement. It’s so easy for communication to go off the rails –everything from tone, content, body language, and the ‘history’ between those transmitting or receiving the message (ranging from toxic or high trust). It’s no wonder that communication train wrecks happen more frequently than we would like. Without the skills [...]

Engagement in the Office – Only 12% Feel Appreciated

By on April 28, 2013 in Business networking, Engaged Leadership, Positive Networking

  Salesforcework.com Infographic “How to Recognize Employees – Why Employee Recognition  Rules“ is chock full of interesting statistics on the impact that employee recognition has on your team.  The bottom line: employee recognition matters big time! SALESFORCE’S FOUR TIPS Salesforce offers Four Tips for Effective Employee Recognition.  1. Include Everyone 2. Be Specific -for what action did [...]

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