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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.

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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. The productivity that will be unleashed is likely to be nothing short of astonishing,” says Covey. In other words, they want you to create an inspiring culture, even if it’s just in your department.