Building Personal Strength

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The first book I ever read about people skills was Dr. Thomas Gordon's 1970 book P.E.T. which stands for Parent Effectiveness Training. Leader Effectiveness Training). At the core of all his courses and books is what he called his "Credo" for relationships. Dr. Gordon passed away in 2002.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 28, 2012

All new employees take a course on respect that help them bring this value to life in Bose culture. At Bose Corporation, new employees learn “ The Essence and Values of Bose ,” including that “we treat others with respect.” At Bose, these words are more than window dressing. At Amica Insurance, serving customers is an all-consuming passion.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 16, 2013

Gordon - 5/10/13. organizations had employment models based on hiring recruits from college or training programs who were likely to stay with a company throughout their career.Skilled workers are becoming an endangered species. Win the Race for Talent. I strongly encourage you to read this article. This is the FUTURE of the workforce!

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Building Personal Strength

JANUARY 27, 2014

I took a month-long skills course and read Dr. Thomas Gordon''s now-classic book, P.E.T. which stands for "Parent Effectiveness Training." The distancing this way of talking produces is not good for romance. I first learned about interpersonal skills in the mid-1970s. My introduction to these skills was life-changing.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Soup : A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture by Jon Gordon Soup , an inspirational business fable, shares a recipe for success filled with the essential ingredients to build a winning team and create a culture of greatness. No one sets out to be a drainer, of course. As pessimism rises, performance decreases.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 15, 2009

Asking questions (respectfully of course) is a good way to learn about how other people think and what they want. Our brains are difference engines, trained to find and deal with patterns and their disruption. For a deeper view on this, check out the book “Orbiting The Giant Hairball&# by Gordon McKenzie ( [link] ).

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Having taught at five business schools over several decades and served as Dean of two, I have come to a conclusion: The educational institutions where our future business leaders are being trained must be recalibrated and transformed dramatically. Many government-supported universities are already cutting budgets. Individualized.

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