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13 Secrets to an ASTONISHING Keynote
December 15, 2021
Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Keynote Keys, Spirit at Work, Topics, Training -
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do.” Goethe
Many meetings quickly fade into the background of all the “meaning-less-repeat-what-we-have-already-done-before” dithering if we don’t start new conversations. Use these thirteen steps to make all your messages meaning-full. Don’t try and make people act differently, help them think differently. Encourage new behaviors by starting new conversations.
1. Creating a Buzz
The most successful messages are not thos...
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The Science of Emotion
December 15, 2021
Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance -
Leadership is a Science
Leadership used to be referred to as an art. Now it is a proven science. Every component of this process has a purpose. Like the endless lines of zeros and ones in binary code, it is not only the content of each component but the space between that produces the results.
Humor with a purpose
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In live presentations I am most often described as a humorist, but my purpose is not laughter. I use humor to share difficult lessons in an entertaining way... -
When is Long-Term care appropriate?
December 15, 2021
Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Just 4 Laughs 
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My dad, who is just about to turn 80, sent this to me. I hope you enjoy the system of diagnosis as much as I did. Though hidden in humor (which is the best way to convey almost any message) the story says a great deal about the heuristics we use in decision making.
During a visit to my doctor, I asked him, “How do you determine whether or not an older person should be put in a Long-Term Care Home?”
“Well,” he said, “we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the...
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Put asprin where?
January 31, 2013
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I didn’t think my Dr. had much of a sense of humor
but then I noticed the instructions posted online by his office for my “administration” of aspirin.
Now that’s not even funny and I know funny.
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Red Shoes and Bee Characters keep the “Buzz” alive.
September 13, 2012
Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Spirit at Work, Training -
Red High top “Chucks” have been my trademark for more than 15 years. Last year we added the “Change the Buzz” Bees to our brand family. Each Bee is designed to provide a visual reminder of the creative buzz within each of us. We are all simply energy buzzing around at speeds so fast our eyes see only the illusion of solid form. But our forms, our bodies never stop changing.
Cells are made and lost at a staggering pace with 10²² atoms[i] being released with every breath...
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