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Proactively Planning Your Good News

Written by Don Tinney on May 31, 2011

We encourage our clients to begin most meetings with a Segue into the meeting. Part of that segue or check-in involves reporting something good, personal and professional, that has occurred since your last meeting. The practice has to do with starting your meetings on a positive note, celebrating your wins and transitioning from working in the business to working on the business with your team.

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Effective Time Management

Written by Don Tinney on May 31, 2011

From time to time, I have clients ask me if I can do anything to help them with personal time management. The typical reason is that they have put too much on their plate and they can't figure out how to get everything done. So here's my response, and this comes from a lot of personal experience transitioning from a poor time manager to a more effective time manager.

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Progress Starts With Awareness

Written by Don Tinney on April 26, 2011

I recently had the disturbing experience of showing up at the gym after a long hiatus. I was busy with lots of other more important things and didn’t think the lapse had much of an impact beyond my pants getting tighter. That was until my trainer had me do a few simple exercises that almost made me pass out.

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How to Have Effective Meetings

Written by Don Tinney on March 7, 2011

In considering all the different suggestions for how to have effective meetings, it’s important to focus on the desired outcome. Any meeting you conduct should first have clearly stated, meaningful objectives and a matching agenda to meet those objectives. Don’t meet because it just feels like you need a meeting.

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Business Communication Tips

Written by Don Tinney on February 3, 2011

There are many business communication tips one could share, but I am focusing on two that come to mind because of experiences I had this week.

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