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Be on the Lookout for Prospective Employees

One of the better things about seeing our business improve is that we are “hiring” again. During the tight economy that began four years ago, we had to reduce a good bit. We eliminated shifts, we cut hours and we didn’t replace folks that left in the normal flow of things. In the last two […]

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A Belated Happy Father’s Day

A belated Happy Father’s Day to all of you fathers out there. I hope that you received all the honor and praise that was due from your children. If your father was about to be honored, I hope you took time to salute him. The latest societal trends in America indicate that there is a […]

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Courageous Communication Worth the Risks

I speak about courageous communication so often that I have people start conversations by telling me that’s what they are about to do. I love it when they do it because that means we are learning to communicate at a more significant level. I read an article recently by leadership guru Ken Blanchard. He described […]

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Tips for Asking More Powerful Questions

Last week I wrote a note about the power of asking questions. A blogger I follow, Michael Hyatt, recently shared seven suggestions for asking more powerful questions. I wanted to share them with you: Ask open-ended questions. Questions that can be answered “yes” or “no” are closed-ended questions. They don’t generate discussion and they rarely […]

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