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048: How to Build Deep Business Relationships | with David J. Soler

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Deep, long-term business relationships can be extremely valuable. Yet most people seem much more focused on getting a high quantity of customers or other relationships, even if they are low-quality, short-term relationships. Deep, long-term business relationships can be extremely valuable.

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030: Why Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Isn’t Enough for Superior Leadership | with David Burnham

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David and Jesse discuss five aspects of what David calls Interactive Leadership: Overall long-term focus on impact vs. short-term focus on competition or being liked. In fact, leadership training that focuses on EQ can actually have a detrimental effect if the other components of superior leadership are not taught as well.

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WHE21: Can Behavioral Economics Solve Your Company’s Health Care Problems? | with Derek Yach from Vitality Institute

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Their conversation includes three components of behavioral economics to help employees – despite everyone’s irrational-but-natural inclination to choose short-term gratification even if it has negative long-term consequences – take healthier actions: Financial incentives (such as discounts, lotteries, rewards, etc.)

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Fueling Their 5-Stroke Engine: How to Win Lovers and Influence Co-workers

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And a short while later, I brought her flowers. I like to think in terms of a five-stroke engine that needs to be fueled, because it’s not just about love. Just a few weeks earlier, on a whim I bought Erin a very thoughtful book that I knew she’d enjoy (and she did). How could she not feel loved?

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WHE02: Wellness Communication & Education: Which Info & Messages Truly Help? | with Tom Rath

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His previous bestseller was Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements, -- a solid short read that’s given me some great insight in helping our clients improve employee wellbeing in areas like physical health and financial health. Tom is a senior scientist at Gallup, where he helps people and organizations reach their potential.

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