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Mastering the Art of Listening: Covey’s Wisdom for Effective Communication

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” – Stephen R. Covey If you haven’t heard of Covey, he is one of the foremost leadership thinkers of our time. His book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is a classic. It’s well over 20 years […]

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Unlocking Success with One-Minute Goals: Insights from “The One Minute Manager”

Many PalletOne leaders have been reading “The One Minute Manager” by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson. This leadership and business classic presents its lessons through a fictional story about a young leader receiving advice from an effective manager. As the young leader observes these strategies in action, he learns that effective leadership is built on […]

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Identifying and Addressing Energy Vampires in Your Team

Jon Gordon is a speaker who focuses on creating positive work environments. I recently heard him talk about “Energy Vampires.” These are the people on a team who can drain the energy from everyone else with their negative attitude or lack of effort. He recounted a recent experience speaking to a college football team. At […]

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A MANAGER’S MANIFESTO: A Practical Guide to Management

This is a wise list developed by a leader. She calls it a manifesto: a guide to management.  A Manager’s Manifesto (1) Always get the full story before making a decision. (2) It’s incredibly easy to ‘flip the switch’ and start writing people off after a few bad experiences. Resist at all costs. You were a […]

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