by tgale | Sep 17, 2012 | Personal Development, Uncategorized
One evening I, Theresa, was watching the movie, Finding Joe, with a friend. We were thoroughly engrossed in the movie when my 22 year old son, Pat, arrived back from work. He asked what we were watching and after telling him, he asked that I give him the DVD when we...
by tgale | Sep 10, 2012 | Blog, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Personal Development
Active Listening requires a disciplined effort to silence all that internal conversation while we are attempting to listen to another human being. (The Servant: A Simple Story about the True Essence of Leadership, by James C. Hunter) The skill of active listening...
by tgale | Sep 3, 2012 | Blog, Enneagram, Leadership Development, Personal Development
We respect the work and writings of our colleague, Tony Schwartz. He’s written a great article that we’d like to share with you this week. We’ve had people ask us to write about blind spots and this article not only does that but discusses the...
by tgale | Aug 20, 2012 | Blog, Leadership Development, Personal Development
If two wrongs don’t make a right, but four rights put you back where you started … Then take a left to avoid ending up where you have already been. Greg Spears, from Ken Spears Construction in Illinois, was out running on Saturday and posted this...
by tgale | Aug 13, 2012 | Blog, Enneagram, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Sales and Sales Management
In working with organizations, we have found that teaching sales professionals the Enneagram gets the fastest return on investment than any other organizational effort. Without a doubt, more sales enables organizations to grow and thrive. When sales professionals...
by tgale | Jul 30, 2012 | Blog, Leadership Development, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Personal Development
INC Magazine recently interviewed Bryan Clay, the 2008 Beijing Gold medalist in the Men’s Decathlon, a grueling two-day contest in which athletes compete in 10 track and field events. Clay returns to the 2012 Olympics and describes his preparations for this year’s...