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Keep Moving Forward

The Recovering Engineer

We were a team of people from nearly every state, educational background, and race. We were all different: college boys, college dropouts, farm boys, inner city boys, high school honor students, and high school trouble-makers. We did not care where we had been; we only cared where we were going.

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Three Power Phrases to Disarm a Verbal Aggressor

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If you were the other person, you would feel exactly like they feel because you would have their life experience, education, culture, gender, etc. Part of the power in this statement is that it is absolutely true in all cases. You may be right.

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Using the DISC Model: Focus on Needs More than Behaviors

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And, the DISC model is still a good tool you can use to make an educated guess. I only plan to hit some high spots with this post, and I certainly do not want to present this brief article as a comprehensive guide. There are many other factors to consider when it comes to understanding other people’s needs.

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Effective Communication Skills: How to Quickly Guess a Person's.

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You can, however, make an educated guess about their primary style (or at least how they are interacting in the current situation) by observing their words and behaviors and answering two simple questions (phrased in the language of the DISC model): Are they more outgoing or more reserved?

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Group Problem Solving - Give People a Chance to Talk | Guy Harris.

The Recovering Engineer

There where 18 powerful leaders from across the state of Indiana in this meeting – business leaders, educational leaders, and leaders of not-for-profit organizations. Eighteen people with different perspectives, different backgrounds, different view points, and strong opinions.