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‘Take Your Foot Off the Brake’

Thinking, decisions and behavior: Taking your foot off the brake. A Communication Intelligence conversation about progress, results and not releasing limiting emotions, psychology, beliefs, habits and action.

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Viewpoints: Leadership Declaration to Serve

A communication analysis conversation in Communication Intelligence magazine in response to a leader saying, “I can’t wait to be of service to everyone in this room.”

Is this impressive and helpful or does it miss the mark?

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Regret: Being ‘Too Judgmental at the Start’

What’s next when we've allowed our emotions to permit us to jump to conclusions, be initially overly judgmental and express it in a way that causes upset for others and problems for us?

This Communication Intelligence article examines this type of situation. It is based on a story in the news involving a well-known person in his field, accomplished professional golfer Rory McIlroy.

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More Than Talent: Collaboration and ‘Figuring It Out’

“No matter how talented a team is, it still has to work together and figure it out,” Jayson Tatum, star NBA player and Boston Celtics forward recently said.

Stephanie Licata, senior learning strategist at Cloverleaf and an ICF Certified Coach, breaks that reality down.

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Conversing About What’s Behind ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ and What Could Work Better

"Thoughts and Prayers" is not often received well in response to gun violence. What's behind the habitual phrase by the public and politicians?

Dr. Bertrina Olivia West Al-Mahdi, Ph.D., specializes in the area of trauma recovery and talks about the topic.

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