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The Three Most Impactful Workplace Phrases

Three best workplace phrases

I recently read a New York Times article that featured The Three Most Influential Phrases in the Workplace. I was surprised to be in agreement, that indeed using these three phrases is the most powerful way managers can show that they are human, and show they truly care about the relationships they have with their direct reports. I was so excited to begin using these phrases in my keynote presentations and leadership development workshops, that I went home and shared them with my wife. Each phrase is featured below, along with my own explanation as to why they are so ...

Lessons From My First Job

Both of my daughters are now getting their first taste of joining the working world, something all of us experienced years ago. Seeing their excitement and challenges from babysitting have made me a little nostalgic about my first job. Do you remember your first job? What did you learn that helped you in nearly every other job you’ve had since? What experiences in that job did you knowingly jettison and attempt to avoid in all of your future jobs? Exploring these questions can yield some pretty powerful knowledge about how you approach you current job. I started out on the ...