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What does strategy mean?

What does strategy mean?

Words are imprecise. Frances told her boss I want to work on more "strategic"...

Cindy Tonkin February 15, 2012
Maximum ROI From Saying "Thanks"

Maximum ROI From Saying "Thanks"

Research on acknowledging (vs ignoring) people's work tells us it's important to say thanks,...

Cindy Tonkin February 14, 2012
When brainstorming can work

When brainstorming can work

Brainstorming is one of those workaday solutions for many many offsites and away days....

Cindy Tonkin February 1, 2012
Listening is the willingness to change

Listening is the willingness to change

Entertaining 10:50 video from Dave Morris, a Canadian improviser. He describes the "way of...

Cindy Tonkin January 10, 2012
Status and language

Status and language

The words you write betray (predict?) who you are status-wise... also your academic success, and whether...

Cindy Tonkin January 8, 2012
Problem solving tips

Problem solving tips

Problem solving tips for you. Mortgage Professional Australia published this article Practical Tips for Problem...

Cindy Tonkin December 26, 2011
Why using improvisation to teach business skills is no joke

Why using improvisation to teach business skills is no joke

As the focus on working smarter changes to working with purpose and meaning (see...

Cindy Tonkin December 15, 2011
There are no mistakes in improvisation

There are no mistakes in improvisation

Mistakes are only mistakes because we don't listen and adjust to incorporate them, says...

Cindy Tonkin December 15, 2011
Praise them for their effort!

Praise them for their effort!

If you're raising kids, then you may be surprised to discover that praise for intelligence can...

Cindy Tonkin December 12, 2011
Happiness is Love -- and $75,000

Happiness is Love -- and $75,000

"Happiness is actually the result of the fulfillment of two abstract psychological states --...

Cindy Tonkin December 9, 2011