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Hailey Heimbach
on Thursday, March 20, 2025
Tip: A stress-free way to introduce yourself.
“Let’s have everyone introduce themselves” says the meeting leader.
Most of us have some anxiety as we wait for our turn to speak, particularly when we are new to a group.
Andrea Wojnicki in a Harvard Business Review article, offers a simple way to introduce yourself. Think:
● Present
● Past
● Future
Here is an example in her article. We ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Tip: Four smart steps to better virtual communicating.
In Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication, Adam Brodsky, PhD, an award-winning professor at the University of Texas shares his framework to effectively communicate in the virtual world. He says it takes:
P: Perspective taking — Put yourself in the other person’s shoes and think about how they might interpret your ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Tip: "I appreciate you."... Do you really?
“How are you doing?”, “Let’s get together soon” and “I appreciate you” (a statement gaining popularity) are part of daily banter. There is nothing wrong with these questions or statements but most times they are just tossed out without any concern about the response. To create meaningful interactions these phrases need some additional words or actions. ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Thursday, February 27, 2025
Business Community Unites to Advocate for Pro-Growth Tax Policy - U.S. Chamber of Commerce
What’s happening: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, alongside nearly 500 chambers and associations, sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to extend the pro-growth tax provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The letter emphasizes the importance of adopting a ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Tip: Why you need a ‘game face’
At Shepa Learning we find that a telephone call can solve so many issues, open a world of opportunities, and create that all important human connection.
But telephone calls have their pitfalls. Though most callers are ready and focused for the interaction, exuding with energy and positivity, the receiver may not be. Thanks to the annoying number of spam calls ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Tip: What will transform your growth trajectory?
“Breaking the mold: Five behaviors of leading growth transformers” (McKinsey, December 16, 2024) is a good article to jumpstart your thinking for 2025. Of these five management practices which is the top one to achieve profitable growth?
It’s the practice of "Business Partnerships" which distinguished the growth transformers from their peers. ...
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