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How to Make Friends and Connections at Your Next Conference
Posted April 22, 2014
How to Make Friends and Connections at Your Next Conference
NOTE FROM JIM
Ever feel awkward when attending a conference with no one else you know? Take comfort knowing that you are not alone. Follow the tops below.
To tickle your curiosities, see the excerpts below. To gain optimum value from this wisdom, access the full article.
EXCERPTS:
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By Anna Medaris Miller
But you’d probably rather stand out in a good way at the next conference you attend—and that can...
back to top13 Habits of Exceptionally Likeable People
Posted January 29, 2015
Note From Jim
SMILE!!!! Likeability is an essential skill for attaining high levels of emotional intelligence, a goal for us all in every sphere of our lives.
Did you know that the traits of likability are trainable?
Travis Bradberry, a Ph.D in clinical and industrial organizational psychology, shares 13 of these learnable traits in a recent Forbes Article. Excerpts of these enumerated traits include the following:
Ask Questions
Put Away Your Phone
back to topYou’re Not Alone - Leaders Have Similar Feelings of Insecurity and Fear
Posted March 19, 2015
Note From Jim:
Feeling a little insecure at some point? You’re not alone. Research by Roger Jones, a consultant who assists organizations in enhancing performance, suggests that leaders possess common human performance-related fears. Roger's survey work and subsequent one-on-one interviews identified five common fears in ranked order:
1 - Being found to be incompetent
2 - Underachieving
3 - Appearing too vulnerable
4 - Being politically attacked by colleagues
5 - Appearing foolish
Roger's a...
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