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Garrison Wynn’s Blog Featuring Articles On Leadership, Change Management, Employee And Customer Engagement, Sales, Communication, Customer Service, Generational Differences And Diversity.
Want to Be Successful? You Must Understand This 1 Thing About Yourself
Many argue that the most important trait for a successful Entrepreneur is grit. And what is grit if not that perfect blend of optimism and pessimism?
How To Be Right Without Making Other People Wrong
What exactly are we trying to accomplish by proving to others that we're right? We might win the argument but ultimately lose the relationship. Perhaps a better, deeper-rooted question is
The Future’s Not Here Yet
Even with all these solutions being applied, can we really move into the future with a generation that was taught that these jobs have no future? It's time to be
Generations Working Better Together
What do we need to do to work more effectively with each other as a team?
Selling Your Ideas: Getting People To Agree With You
[social_warfare] Why is it that some of the best ideas are never considered and idiotic concepts that we know will fail are? How did AT&T decide to focus on the
The Mouth of Change | Employee Resistance to Change
Change is always the same. Change itself is not the issue; it’s the resistance to change that causes problems. Many of us learned this growing up as we competed in
Leadership Integrity: The Foundation of Everything
It’s no mystery that we expect our leaders to tell us the truth — and we hope…
Heroes and Cowards Feel the Same Fear: It’s the action they take that separates them
People don't develop bravery first and then take impressive action. The most successful people simply act while they are afraid; and after doing that for a while, they're not quite
I’m Sure You Are Intelligent: I Just Can’t Tell That By Talking To You
The ability to read people's emotions, understand what they value and make sure they feel valuable does not make you a genius. It does, however, make you the kind of
Successful Belief Systems: Separating The Data From The Drama
So it's really what we believe about something that is the issue, not what we are actually experiencing in the moment. And, the more people who validate the belief (agree
How To Get People To Listen To You: Over-the-top influence
[social_warfare] Leadership and communication skills mean nothing if no one wants to listen to you. Many knowledgeable, committed people have zero personal influence simply because they are not interesting. We have
Freaking Out Is Not A Lifestyle
It indicates that stress is more about how you feel or think about things and only loosely connected to what's actually happening. In other words, life is not stressful; it's
Adulting In The Workplace: Are you prepared to parent your young new hires?
It seems that young employees fresh out of college are having as much trouble being adults as they are learning their new jobs. In fact, I think they pick up
Inevitability: How to Guarantee Your Employee Training Is Worth the Time and Money
One of the reasons employee training is often not as effective as it should be is that we don't really know how people feel or what they believe before the
How the Millennial Work Ethic May Permanently Improve the Economy
How the Millennial Work Ethic May Permanently Improve the Economy Can we achieve more by working less? If you are in your 20s, you are hoping the answer to this