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Something You Should Know about Getting Promoted

Why It's Scary To Reach For Goals

November 13, 2009
Interview with Daniel Drubin author of Letting Go of Your Bananas: How to Become More Successful by Getting Rid of Everything Rotten in Your Life

 

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Mike Carruthers:
What keeps us from going after our goals and dreams? Usually fear.

 

Dr. Daniel T. Drubin:
Someone once said to me that when it comes to change - if it's not a little bit scary, it's probably not very worthwhile and probably not very interesting.
 


Daniel Drubin

 

Attitude Isn't Everything

September 17,2009

Interview with John Maxwell author of The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset

 

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Mike Carruthers:
“With the right attitude you can accomplish anything” – you’ve heard that before, however…

 

John Maxwell:
It’s just not true. I know a lot of people who have a dream, believe in that dream, work hard to see that dream fulfilled but it’s just not in their skill set, and they’re not competent in that area.
John Maxwell

 

Giving Employees Feedback Doesn't Work

May 25, 2009

Interview with Charles S. Jacobs, author of Management Rewired: Why Feedback Doesn't Work and Other Surprising Lessons from the Latest Brain Science
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Mike Carruthers:
The job of any good manager is to give employees feedback on their job performance.

 

Charles S. Jacobs:
But forty years ago there was a study done at General Electric that looked at a performance appraisal process that they were using at that point. And what they found was that positive feedback had no effect one way or the other on performance.
 
Charles Jacobs

 

Using Surprise To Your Advantage

 

May 4, 2009
Interview with Andy Nulman, author of Pow! Right Between the Eyes: Profiting from the Power of Surprise

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Mike Carruthers:
To be more successful, whether as a business or as an individual, one often overlooked strategy is the power of surprise.

 

Andy Nulman:
The definition here is it's the constant expansion of the boundaries of delightful extremes. What you want to make sure you do is delight a customer.


Andy Nulman

 

 

Face-To-Face Communication

 August 17, 2009

Interview with Stacey Hanke, author of Yes You Can!: Everything You Need From A to Z to Influence Others to Take Action

www.staceyhanke.com
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Mike Carruthers:
To be really persuasive or effective nothing beats face-to-face communication. But there are some important elements to good face-to-face communication. For example, eye contact or eye connection.

 

Stacey Hanke:
And to me eye connection is really connecting with your listeners. Only speak when you are connected with a pair of eyes.
Stacey Hanke

 

Changes In The American Workplace

 July 3, 2009

Interview with James O'Toole, author of The New American Workplace
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Mike Carruthers:
The American workplace has changed a lot in the past few decades one dramatic shift is the notion of retiring at sixty-five.


James O'Toole:
Sixty-five today is the new fifty-five and people still feel young at age sixty-five and they want to keep working and are generally disinclined to sit on the front porch in the rocker.


                James  O'Toole

Dealing With A Bad Boss

July 10, 2009

Interview with George Kohlrieser, author of Hostage at the Table
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Mike Carruthers:
In a situation like working for a horrible boss, you can feel like a hostage - so a good way to approach the problem may be the way a hostage negotiator would.

 

George Kohlrieser:
How do you build a bond with somebody you don't naturally like? This is what hostage negotiators do - how do you engage them in a dialogue and then how do you get somebody to see something different?

 
George Kohlrieser

Internet's Power To Educate

 August 10, 2009

Interview with Curtis J. Bonk, author of The World Is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education

www.worldisopen.com 
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Mike Carruthers:
As the Internet continues to evolve it's becoming a very powerful tool for education. Or put another way…

 

 Curtis J. Bonk:
Anyone can now learn anything from anyone at any time.

 Curtis Bonk

How To Communicate What Matters

 July 15, 2009

Interview with Mark Magnacca author of So What?: How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience

www.markmagnacca.com
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Mike Carruthers:
Whether you're trying to get your kids to brush their teeth or sell somebody on a multi-million dollar project, there is one important fact about communication.

 

Mark Magnacca:
The people you are trying to communicate with - to sell to or convince - they don't really care about you until they understand what's in it for them.


Mark Magnacca

 

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