You may have seen the story on 60 Minutes, or seen the stories throughout the media all week. There has been a big conversation about the idea that the Stock Market is being “rigged” by high frequency trading. That is the thesis of the new book Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis.

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By Deb Calvert If you are looking at the cover of this book and seeing “for professional sellers” you might be ready to stop reading. Don’t. This book is written from the perspective of people in a selling position, but think about this for a second. Do you want to improve your relationships? Asking better

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When you first read today’s quotation, you may be thinking “look at that guy’s hair.” Hopefully you can get past that and read the words. You may have heard this one before, but I hope to help you see it in at least a somewhat new light. Let’s get on with the happiness . .

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The number of assessment tools available to us is enormous (and growing). And while they are all useful, most miss the real goal and aren’t as valuable as they could be. Here’s what you could be missing… Learning about DISC? Focus more on the style of others and how to communicate with them than on

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Gallup is a very smart organization and they do many things well. They also provide great services to organizations and those that lead them, especially in understanding the problem, challenges and solution to employee engagement. But their findings in some recently reported research could potentially be a major disservice to those same leaders. Here’s my

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One of the legends of personal development is Earl Nightingale. His audio programs are classics, and if you ask successful people if they have listened to them, a large percentage will say that they have – and many will respond enthusiastically. So, when you hear (or in this case read) Earl on an important topic,

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Feedback says as much about us (the giver) as it does about the receiver. I say this often, and many times people look at me funny. After all, the feedback I give you is about something you did – your behavior or performance – and isn’t about me at all, right? Not so fast my

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As leaders, we will always be faced with conflict situations. After all, we are dealing with humans. But before you get involved, there are three questions that you need to answer first. Check out the video below to hear more. The best leaders know when to help resolve conflicts and when to let others resolve

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Pew Research recently published some research titled, Millennials in Adulthood. (You can read much more here.) I was made aware of this research from a piece in USA Today about college basketball players and trust when it quoted one small part of this research. The study used an often used survey question; “Generally speaking, would

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