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Exercise Your Power of Choice in Conflict Resolution | Guy Harris.

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After the heat of the moment passes, you can exercise your power of choice to act in better and more constructive ways. Remember to exercise your power of choice in conflict resolution. When it does, you cannot continue to claim: “I don’t know why I said that.&# You are no longer in the automatic and reactive mode.

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Conflict Resolution Tips: The Power of Patience

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Related posts: Exercise Your Power of Choice in Conflict Resolution. Share this on del.icio.us. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon. Share this on Plaxo. Share this on Technorati. Get Shareaholic. Conflict Resolution Tips: Don’t Assume You Know What Someone Will Do.

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Leadership Lesson From General McChrystal: Get Onboard or Get Out.

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I am simply observing the outcome of a leadership act: a high level leader who reports to a higher level leader within an organization took his discontent public and he had to leave the organization as a result. I do know what happened, and I believe it demonstrates a valuable leadership lesson: Disagree in private and agree in public.

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Vote in the Best of Leadership Blogs

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When you visit the voting page, you will find links to eleven top-flight blogs on leadership. All you have to do is claim it to get access to leadership development resources including: Videos Ebooks Special reports Audio recordings Excerpts from the new book, From Bud to Boss And more!

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Three Actions You Can Take to De-escalate Conflicts | Guy Harris.

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Apology is a powerful way to de-escalate conflict. And they are powerful steps you can consciously apply to help conflicts move towards resolution. In this post, I’m expanding on three of the actions with some additional thoughts on how to put them to work in your conflict resolution repertoire. Just own your contribution.

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Communicating About Change – Connect With Emotions

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Using the handout from this month’s Remarkable Leadership teleseminar as a discussion guide, we talked about some really powerful concepts related to communicating change. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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Effective Communication: What DO You Want?

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November 2, 2010 by Guy Harris Filed under Communication Skills , Leadership Skills , Persuasion , Resolving Conflict Leave a Comment This morning, I read a great post by my friend and colleague Kevin Eikenberry. To illustrate the power of this tip, imagine a young child walking across your kitchen with a cup of milk.