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Uncertainty

Uncertainty

by Lucy Freedman | Apr 24, 2020 | Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment, Leaders

Uncertainty Keeping Our Balance Now When analysts are explaining stock market drops, even in regular times, they blame it on “uncertainty” as a bad influence. I applaud people in finance for trying to believe there is certainty some of the time! The truth is that no...
How Direct Are You?

How Direct Are You?

by Lucy Freedman | Oct 8, 2019 | Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment, Influence, Leaders

How Direct Are You? You think you’re being direct in your communication. This is a highly valued quality in business culture in the US and other western countries. Being direct is useful because it saves time, keeps the air clear, and moves the action forward. Even...
When is it Time to Upgrade Your Communication and Influence Skills?

When is it Time to Upgrade Your Communication and Influence Skills?

by Lucy Freedman | Aug 27, 2019 | Consultants, Emotional Intelligence, Influence, Leaders

When is it Time to Upgrade Your Communication and Influence Skills? We manage our everyday work and personal lives, communicating perfectly well, thank you, and generally do fine with it. People are flexible, we make requests that are clear enough, things get done....
When Was the Last Time You Sharpened Your Syntax?

When Was the Last Time You Sharpened Your Syntax?

by Lucy Freedman | Aug 29, 2018 | Consultants, Emotional Intelligence, Influence

When Was the Last Time You Sharpened Your Syntax? No matter what we are doing, our results rest on how we do it. Zen teacher Cheri Huber says, “How you do anything is how you do everything.” If we could fathom our own patterns, and the ways they serve and...
Pay Attention to the Step You Are On

Pay Attention to the Step You Are On

by Lucy Freedman | Aug 14, 2018 | Consultants, Emotional Intelligence, Influence

Pay Attention to the Step You Are On Who in today’s world is NOT dealing with overload of stimuli, things to do, information to keep track of, and personal pressures? It’s a challenge for one person, in one body, to keep up. Our mental strategies for coping are not...
How to Probe Like a Pro

How to Probe Like a Pro

by Lucy Freedman | May 31, 2018 | Consultants, Emotional Intelligence, Influence

How to Probe Like a Pro Smart, helpful types (like you and me), are truly interested in what others have to say. We want to understand more than just the surface level, sometimes because we want to empathize, sometimes because we need or want to know more for its own...
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