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How to persuade and influence senior management

In a recent conversation with one of my one-on-one mentoring clients, we had a lively discussion about what it takes to persuade senior management.  This particular leader was frustrated with the challenges he was having in communicating with several of

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“Entrepreneur keeps turning managers into leaders” in Business Examiner Magazine

So excited to share this!  The folks at Business Examiner Magazine did this short profile on me in their latest issue, and I am flattered at what they had to say.  The article is titled Entrepreneur Keeps Turning Managers Into

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Dunning-Kruger

Are you falling victim to the Dunning-Kruger effect?

Have you ever been in a conversation with a co-worker or a manager where it is obvious that he knows absolutely nothing about the subject at hand, and yet has plenty to say?  Not only is everything he says clearly

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What does it take to become more persuasive?

Okay, I’m super pumped! Today marks my first column for ProfitGuide.com, the online version of Profit Magazine, a Canadian business magazine aimed at entrepreneurs, focusing on how to find opportunity and seize it, management practices, case studies and access to

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One phrase that can sabotage your credibility

I’ve blogged previously about how we sometimes use phrases that cause us to be viewed by others as tentative, unsure, and hesitant, and thus inadvertently minimize our power, credibility and impact. See Phrases that diminish your power of persuasion. I

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Phrases that diminish your power of persuasion

Are you inadvertently sabotaging your power of persuasion by using words that make you seem unsure, hesitant, tentative, or unassertive?  You might be.  Here are some phrases that you should never have in your business vocabulary: I might be wrong

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