Easier Daily Negotiating Without Manipulating
Michael Toebe Michael Toebe

Easier Daily Negotiating Without Manipulating

Susie Tomenchok, executive coach and negotiation coach, talks extensively about where the breakthroughs lie in our thinking, approach and communication in professional and personal contexts.

The author of The Art of Everyday Negotiation Without Manipulation,” she explains how we can approach different situations in a more thoughtful, productive, less stressful and successful manner.

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Gaining Market Advantage: What People Do, Not Buy
Michael Toebe Michael Toebe

Gaining Market Advantage: What People Do, Not Buy

The “sea of similarity” in business is an obstacle to success and a steep mountain towards growth.

Entrepreneurs must zoom out beyond their products and innovate to create an experience around the product that will deliver relevant differentiation. If you have something different that matters to customers, communications and sales can be effective.”

Allen P. Adamson, co-founder at Metaforce and author of “Seeing The How: Transforming What People Do, Not Buy, to Gain Market Advantage,” talks about why customer experience is the way forward, providing an example. He also talks about why diversity is necessary to increase understanding and profits.

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Commitment to Helping Stressed and Anxious Employees
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Commitment to Helping Stressed and Anxious Employees

Lisa Danels, founder and executive director at Human Edge and author of “The Human Edge Advantage: Mastering the Art of Being All In," talks about how to effectively lessen employee stress, anxiety and overwhelm and in the process, earn leader and organizational rewards.

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‘Deployment’ Necessary to Overcome Limiting Self Talk
Michael Toebe Michael Toebe

‘Deployment’ Necessary to Overcome Limiting Self Talk

“The Heart of Fear: A Surgeon’s Collection of Stories on Adversity, Passion and Perseverance,” was written by Alexandra Kharazi to detail the mindset of people who work in high-risk, high-stress careers and the techniques they use to navigate obstacles and hardships.

The book, she asserts, is for people who are “curious about how to break free from fear-based decision-making.”

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‘We Want to Communicate Better’
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‘We Want to Communicate Better’

Milan Kordestani, author of “I'm Just Saying: A Guide to Maintaining Civil Discourse in an Increasingly Divided World,” converses about the challenges and opportunities around civil discourse in this Communication Intelligence Author Conversations feature.

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Successfully Working Together in Polarizing Times
Michael Toebe Michael Toebe

Successfully Working Together in Polarizing Times

Claudia Clark converses about how leaders, even if they are initially unsure about or don’t like one another, can get along well and do the important work that needs to be done.

Dear Barack, The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel,” is Clark’s book on the subject and she talks about it with Communication Intelligence magazine.

Clark’s research and telling of their story aims to show, “that it is possible for political adversaries to establish bonds of respect—and even friendship—in the service of the free world.”

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Learning to See Ourselves as Leaders Now and Recognize it as Our Identity
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Learning to See Ourselves as Leaders Now and Recognize it as Our Identity

“The world didn't need another book on how to manage your employees,” says Ash Beckham, popular Tedx speaker and author of Step Up: How to Live with Courage and Become an Everyday Leader.

“I needed to write a book that allowed people to see themselves as leaders from exactly where they were in that moment.”

In this Author Conversations feature, Beckham talks about what inspired the book, what surprised her to learn about how people leading often see themselves and how we can step more into the moment and our lives to be purposeful, valuable leaders.

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Learning About ‘Words That Work’ for Business Benefit
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Learning About ‘Words That Work’ for Business Benefit

“Words That Work.” Think about that for a moment. Who wouldn’t want to have the power that the best communication can offer in our professional — and personal lives.

Val Wright, president of Val Wright Consulting, converses about it in this Q&A feature about her new — and latest book, Words That Work: Communicate Your Purpose, Your Profits and Your Performance.

Wright is a innovation and leadership consultant who has worked for many well-known organizations you’ll recognize and been a media source for outlets you’ll also know.

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Own More of Who You Are As You Move Towards Dreams and Goals
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Own More of Who You Are As You Move Towards Dreams and Goals

Liz Brunner, founder and CEO of Brunner Communications, converses about her book, Dare to Own You, Taking Your Authenticity and Dreams Into Your Next Chapter.

Brunner talks about a mantra (my word, not hers) that she believes in whole heartedly that can help encourage you as you examine your experiences in relation to your dreams and goals. She also discusses how we can more confidently pursue what we feel we are driven to do and how we can increase the odds of being successful.

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