That is the question we want you to help us answer! I first asked and had readers help me answer that question in July of 2007. We identified ten great blogs and had readers vote. We did the same in July of 2008 and 2009. This year we delayed the vote, but the process is

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Most everyone has a relatively positive attitude when things are going great. But we all have those certain situations . . . those situations that push our buttons, or seem to sour our attitude as soon as (or whenever) they take place. Dealing with our attitude during those times is your focus for the next

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We’ve all heard, and said. that “perception is reality”.  This profound truth, while believed, is sometimes hard to remember or put into practice.  This fact also makes interpersonal communication and interaction far more complex than we wish it were.  Let me take this idea one step further. People tend to operate and behave in the

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Wikipedia defines a cliche, in part,  as “. . . an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect . . . ” I’ve spent some time recently thinking about cliches, in part because I have recently heard (through Twitter) that a

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This weeks Resource Recommendation is People Buy You: The Real Secret To What Matters Most in Business by Jeb Blount. Jeb Blount has written a concise, easy to read book that on the surface is written for sales people. Jeb is an accomplished salesman and sales executive; plus an expert coach and consultant to sales

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I grew up like many men my age, a big baseball fan.  I lived in Michigan, and my family was originally from Ohio, so I followed the Detroit Tigers and the Cincinnati Reds.  I listened to both on the radio late at night, and watched whenever I could.  At the height of my baseball interest

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If you live in the United States, you have to know it is Election Day.   Direct mail, yard signs, neighborhood canvassers, radio and television ads and more – all add up to an important day in the life of a democracy. This post isn’t about politics, and while I have often written about what we

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This weeks Resource Recommendation is The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success by Scott Eblin. There are two important things you should know about this book right away: This book is written by a good writer who has been an executive in a Fortune 500 company; so, it is not only well written,

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A participant from a workshop I led several years ago posed a question to me last week. While she shared more details, this is the crux of her question: “Currently low morale is my major issue. With all of the changes there were reductions to staff and responsibility changes . . . I appreciate any

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