Posts by jayson

Soft Skills Produce Hard Results

Most of us have taken IQ tests to determine our chances of being academically successful. A few of us have taken EQ (Emotional Intelligence) tests, currently being used to determine a person’s chance to be successful at work and in life. EQ assessments have been used by the United States Air Force, the Toronto Maple…

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Tired of Making New Year’s Resolutions Without Results?

At the beginning of a new year, most people have some intentions of making it a better business year than the previous. They plan to start the New Year doing things differently but soon fall into the same behaviors that produced the results of previous years. Sound familiar? Apply the following five steps and watch…

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How to Transform Your Board from Boring to Beneficial

I serve on several boards, from the parent board of my kids’ schools to state chapters of national associations, to national industry boards. I find that boards – or volunteer armies – of any size and scope experience many of the same issues and roadblocks. As a professional facilitator, business trainer and executive coach, and…

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Ten Ways Meeting Planners Can Get Maximum

I remember the pressure, as part of event planning teams, to find and schedule amazing speakers for the national corporate events I was planning. Much of meeting my clients’ and event attendees’ expectations for the overall event depended on what they heard from the stage or the breakout room. Ironically, I often felt that I…

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Be a Leader – Five Components of Results Management

In this current business client, layoffs seem to be a regular element of professional life. Now more than ever, it is important to get the best – and most – out of employees. Many leaders desire to increase staff performance, but few have a system to achieve their desired results. Here are five components to…

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