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14 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Adam Sandler’s Pixels

Joseph Lalonde

It also proved to provide insights into leadership, if you looked deep enough. Leadership Lessons From Pixels. Noticing patterns will help you succeed – Adam Sandler’s character in Pixels, Sam Brenner, was on his way to superstardom, at least in the competitive world of video games. Caution: Pixels Spoilers Ahead.

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Gamifying Your Personal Growth

Joseph Lalonde

I grew up on video games. Whether it was the reward of a gold coin in Mario for hitting the question mark block or the Xbox Live point system which showed off your mad Halo skills, video games have been rewarding players with instant feedback. The leadership book may be a very dry read. So, what does that mean?

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The DISC Model of Human Behavior – A Quick Overview | Guy Harris.

The Recovering Engineer

Effective Communication Skills: How to Quickly Guess a Person’s DISC Style Tags: Communication Skills , DISC Model , featured , Leadership Skills , parenting skills , people-oriented people , perception , task-oriented people , understanding , working with people Guy Harris describes himself as a recovering engineer. While the tips still [.]

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Never say, “It's Just Semantics.” | Top Executive Coaching with.

Tony Mayo

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences?

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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

Little Big Things Video Series : War on Systems - Systems are at the heart of any well-run organization and serve to provide structure, guidance, assurance, and even a dose of sanity where it is needed most.  Sadly, as the old saying goes, when a hammer is the only tool in your arsenal, you start to see every problem as a nail.

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Change Choices: Creating Our Own Reality

The Practical Leader

The short video clip Lost Generation continues to be a big hit with keynote and workshop audiences as we discuss our choices to Lead, Follow, or Wallow when faced with challenging changes or setbacks. Audiences love the video’s powerful message and clever construction. It’s a palindrome.

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5 Tips for Pitching Investors Remotely in the Time of Coronavirus

Leading Blog

When I was an entrepreneur raising money, one of the most effective pitches was for the Tap Fish video game. A few years later, I was raising a subsequent round for my next video game startup, Midverse Studios. Spend more time on this “killer slide” and hammer in the point. This was too much.

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