by tgale | Jul 29, 2011 | Articles, Blog, Personal Development
Download a PDF of this article Old habits die hard, as the saying goes. And one habit that most of us share—and find difficult to both notice and shake—is our tendency to run “on automatic.” Unconscious patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving are often the silent...
by tgale | Jul 29, 2011 | Articles, Blog, Leadership Development, Personal Development, Process Improvement
Download a PDF of this article Conflict is inevitable in business and relationships. How you manage it determines its impact on your company, yourself and your employees. At a recent Leadership Day in Frederick, Maryland, we asked an audience of 80, “how many of you...
by tgale | Jul 29, 2011 | Articles, Blog, Personal Development, Sales and Sales Management
Download a PDF of this article An attorney says to his colleague “when I was in law school, nobody told me I’d have to sell”. A financial planner laments “What I really want to do is advise people on how to get the most out of their money . . . what I have to do is...
by tgale | Jul 29, 2011 | Articles, Blog, Enneagram, Leadership Development, Personal Development, Process Improvement
Download a PDF of this article Study and use of the Enneagram in organizations significantly impacts both personal and organizational results. This cutting-edge technology describes nine distinct personality styles that have a distinctive way of thinking, acting and...
by tgale | Jul 18, 2011 | Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Personal Development
Three brick masons were working side by side when a passerby stopped to admire their handiwork. “What are you doing?” inquired the onlooker. “Laying bricks,” replied the first mason. “What does it look like?” Not taken back, the...
by tgale | Jul 11, 2011 | Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Personal Development
“Courage is all about taking action. Courage requires discipline, vitality and guts to face those tasks in your profession which make you feel uncomfortable. Accepting a “no” isn’t an act of courage, unless you take a “no”...