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- ***Book Reviews of “Don’t Bring It to Work: Breaking the Family Patterns that Limit Success” - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Sylvia LafairWhatever happened at home should stay at home, July 2, 2009 By Robert Morris (Dallas, Texas) In this book, Sylvia Lafair explains how to break certain family patterns that limit career success by “claiming and taming the world of interpersonal relationships.” All people have problems at ...
Views: 1865 - ***Winning the Lottery through Executive Coaching - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Sylvia LafairMatthew was promoted to CEO of his biotech company one year ago today. He thought he had won the lottery, and looking from the lens of business success, he did. When he was able to hold the brass ring of personal fame high over his head he decided he had “made it” and no longer needed ...
Views: 1739 - ***3 Entrepreneur Coaching Strategies - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Sylvia LafairDid you ever learn to play chess? Not the most popular game for this century when we move at the speed of light. However, it is a vital game for anyone who runs a business. Whether you formally know where to position a knight or a pawn on a board, you do this with employees and customers all ...
Views: 1560 - ***Coaching: 6 Steps to Success - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Sylvia LafairEver wonder exactly what you say that makes people take action? Ever wonder if there are key phrases and specific words that cause someone to engage with you, follow your advice, thank you for making a difference in their lives? Research into how the brain communicates with itself and with ...
Views: 2994 - ***Executive Coaching Breaks the “Don’t Even Think About It” Barriers - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Sylvia LafairTake a deep breath and join me as we travel back to May 6, 1954 in England where twenty-five mile winds subsided as “the race” began. Soon it was announced that Roger Bannister had cracked the myth of the four minute mile, winning the race in 3:59.4. What was once deemed impossible became ...
Views: 1331 - ***6 Steps to Amazing Success with Coaching - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2011 from Sylvia LafairEver wonder exactly what you say that makes people take action? Ever wonder if there are key phrases and specific words that cause someone to engage with you, follow your advice, thank you for making a difference in their lives? Research into how the brain communicates with itself and with ...
Views: 1491(2 votes) - ***Don't Worry, Be Healthy - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Sylvia LafairCompanies could do a lot more to remove the triggers that bring patterns forward for most people. Stress is subjective. Performance evaluations, for instance, inspire a tremendous amount of dread. Although honest feedback is both healthy and helpful, evaluations are usually structured such that ...
Views: 1665(3 votes) - ***Denying Workplace Conflict - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from Sylvia LafairDid you ever read the warning signs of an impending work disaster, okay maybe, disaster is too strong a word, a work difficulty. Then someone shrugs, pats you on the back and tells you to stop catastrophizing? And when what you prophesized comes to pass, when the project failed or the ...
Views: 1940(1 vote) - ***Can you Train your Brain for Leadership? - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Sylvia LafairDo you want to be an amazing human being; in all relationships, with everyone? Then take the tools of great debaters and get the whole picture. Get in the habit of seeing all sides of disputes, all sides of situations. Even if you are committed to one point of view, you can grab it back after ...
Views: 1396 - ***Can Positive Thinking be Bad for You? - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Sylvia LafairAre you a lemonade kind of person? Is your glass more full than empty? Do you see blue sky through the rain clouds? Did you say sometimes, most of the time, almost never? Look, we know that accentuating the positive is good for us. And there are lots of studies that show those who have a ...
Views: 2434(1 vote) - ***The Stress of Working with a Splitter - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2011 from Sylvia LafairThey are hard to spot. They are the ones who look good, sound good and are bound to make you think you are crazy in a very short time. Do you know someone who offers to help with one hand and then pushes you away with the other? Or maybe someone who brings all the goodies to work, the sugar ...
Views: 3349 - ***Leadership Lessons: Success and Fatal Flaws - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Sylvia LafairThere is so much glitz and glamour that comes with that power word “success”. It says you’ve made it and from here on life is good. Right? Not so fast. The biggest distraction to success is all the stress and anxiety that sits like a weight in the pit of the stomach. It has to do with the worry ...
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