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Independence Day: 7 Ways to Defuse Conflict and Assert Your Freedom

RapidStart Leadership

To be re-active is to automatically react to the stimuli around you, the same way that gunpowder explodes, or your leg kicks out when the doctor taps your knee with his little hammer. Stephen Covey points this out in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. There’s no thought involved. It just happens. Reduce the pressure.

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Inspiring Employees with a Values-Rich Environment

Strategy Driven

Stephen Covey, author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People , is a believer in Ann Rhoades’ method of creating enviable cultures. Companies all over the country have implemented Ann Rhoades’ methods, developed when she was an executive at JetBlue, Southwest, Doubletree and others and perfected at her consulting company, People Ink.