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Keep Employees Psychologically Safe …

Post author:Karla Brandau
Post published:July 24, 2020
Post category:Business Leadership Excellence People Skills
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... Accept Them As Is “People will forget what you said, forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou Your employees…

Effective Leadership: Eliminate Negative Performance Reviews

Post author:Karla Brandau
Post published:December 9, 2011
Post category:Blog Business Career Success Competence Leadership Excellence People Skills Personal Development Productivity Professional Development
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Ban Office Gossip? IMPOSSIBLE!

Post author:Karla Brandau
Post published:August 24, 2010
Post category:Blog Leadership Excellence People Skills Professional Development Superior Relationships
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Eliminate the Bullying Manager’s Image

Post author:Karla Brandau
Post published:June 2, 2010
Post category:Attitude Blog Leadership Excellence People Skills Professional Development Secrets of Success
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I was interested in an article in a recent post in theWall Street Journal on a new law proposed in New York allowing employees to sue a boss for bullying.…

Effective Conflict Resolution: Bury the Skeletons

Post author:Karla Brandau
Post published:October 29, 2009
Post category:Attitude Blog Career Success Leadership Excellence People Skills Superior Relationships
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Because team members are individuals first - with strong opinions - and team members second, disagreements and conflicts are to be expected as projects progress. Sometimes, conflicts are not talked…

Success: New Kid on the Team Rules

Post author:Karla Brandau
Post published:March 10, 2008
Post category:Blog Business Career Success People Skills Superior Relationships
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I grew up on a farm in Idaho where we had the ultimate retention policy: I couldn’t fire my brothers and sisters. As a kid, one of my chores was…

Success: Basics First, Then Fancy Moves

Post author:Karla Brandau
Post published:September 8, 2007
Post category:Blog Career Success People Skills Professional Development time management
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Like professional artists and athletes, taking action and moving your life forward to greater success is self-determination and involves mastery of the basics before fancy moves can be successful. For…