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Compassion, Listening, Questions and Executive Communication

Brooks E. Scott, executive coach at Merging Path, presents four Communication Intelligence Red Diamonds for executives: Compassion, Listening, Asking Questions and Executive Communication.

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How We Got to the Rage of the Political Divide

Aaron Rafferty, co-founder of BattlePACs gives four Communication Intelligence Red Diamonds on politics, the media and the public good from political conversation

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Insights and Advice on Reputation and Executive Presence

Valuable insights you might not know or might like to be reminded about reputation and executive presence, courtesy of Allison Kluger, a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a strategic communication and media coaching professional.

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Winning the Middle to Succeed as an Organization

This Red Diamonds segment talks about the critical importance and value of influencing people in an organization who are uncertain of which side they should align themselves.

Karl Mecklenburg, NFL keynote speaker and former star defensive player, offers two bits of wisdom.

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Deep Insights Into Conflict and Successfully Solving It

Hesha Abrams, author of “Holding the Calm, The Secret to Resolving Conflict and Defusing Tension,” presents a large bag of Red Diamonds and wealth about conflict and the smarter, more successful response and resolution of it.

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Communication Help and Success

Help for communication success, shared by Matt Abrahams, a strategic communication lecturer at Stanford University and the host of the Think Fast Talk Smart podcast.

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Truth About the Trust Social Contract and ‘Trust Battery’

Sometimes we don’t know what we don’t know and that causes confusion and unnecessary problems.

Marie-Claire Ross, a speaker, coach and facilitator for Trustologie clears up some up faulty thinking and also provides an analogy of how trust works. Inside are four smart and beneficial quotes.

From an interview in Communication Intelligence Magazine.

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The Cactus and Snowflake at Work

Devora Zack is a leadership consultant, CEO of Only Connect Consulting and the author of “The Cactus and Snowflake at Work, How the Logical and Sensitive Can Thrive Side by Side.”

Here are three informative, useful quotes about the topic of book.

From an interview in Communication Intelligence Magazine.

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What’s Important to Know About Body Language

There is more value in understanding body language than you might imagine. Martin Brooks can tell you a lot that you might not have ever considered.

Brooks is a communication coach, trainer and founder of Success Through Impact.

Here are six quotes about body language, as it pertains to human interactions and our professional and personal lives.

From an interview in Communication Intelligence Magazine.

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Types of Lies and Compounding Problems in Crisis

We can learn much from watching and analyzing other people enter, react and respond to professional and personal crisis they create.

Evan Nierman, founder and CEO of Red Banyan, provided two helpful quotes about the curious case of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and a deceptive remark about being vaccinated.

From an interview in Communication Intelligence Magazine.

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Making Sense of Ethical Communication

What is it about communication ethics that we might not understand of at least hold ourselves accountable for in media, on social media and in government?

A Brief Exchanges conversation with Subramaniam Vincent, Director of Journalism and Media Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics led to some deep-dive insights.


From an interview in Communication Intelligence Magazine.

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Insights on the Lies We Tell Ourselves

Joshua Estrin, Ph.D. and author of “Shut Up! And Listen to Yourself,” shared information and insights on what is happening when we are self deceiving and what we can think about doing instead.

From an interview in Communication Intelligence Magazine.

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