Leadership Articles by Don Blohowiak

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What's that? Confirm for Understanding Communicating (Personally & Publicly)   Messages that are sent "loud and clear" aren't always received that way. Full Text

Puppy Love Communicating (Personally & Publicly)   A boss should not strive to be unpopular. To not be warm & fuzzy. Full Text

Up Selling: How To Sell Your Boss Communicating (Personally & Publicly)   Thoughts on influencing the organizational power seated above you. Full Text

Poll Vault: The Most Important Question In An Employee Survey Communicating (Personally & Publicly)   Here's the most important question you must ask when preparing a survey of your employees. And it's one that you'll never include in the actual survey. Full Text

Resolving Group Conflict Communicating (Personally & Publicly)   When group conflict becomes too intense to either ignore or work out casually, a more formal approach is required. Here's a simple seven-step process you can use with your team. Full Text

At This Time Communicating (Personally & Publicly)   Sticking to a course that is no longer relevant in today's world for the sake of consistency, or the appearance of commitment, is no virtue. Expect to experience -- and make -- shifts in direction, changes of heart, and even dramatic 180-degree turns. Full Text

Learning v. Advocating Communicating (Personally & Publicly)   Many conversations and meetings turn counterproductive, even ugly, because they are not-so-subtle contests of power and will. The focus is on winning instead of learning. And that is a choice you make. Full Text

Budgets Communicate Communicating (Personally & Publicly)   No matter when your organization goes through its budgeting cycle, bear this vital principle in mind: Budgets communicate. Full Text

In Conflict Communicating (Personally & Publicly)   To live is to be in conflict. Here's how to deal directly with conflict for better results. Full Text

Appreciating 'Innies' Communicating (Personally & Publicly)   Introversion, modern medical and social researchers confirm, is a temperament, not a pathology. Here are ideas on how you can relate better to your more reserved colleagues. Full Text

Deducing Motives Communicating (Personally & Publicly)   Unless you have some divine form of telepathy, it's highly unlikely that you can accurately determine why someone -- even you -- is behaving as they do. Assuming intentions can lead you down the wrong path. Full Text

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