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Define your personal brand
Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 12/3/24 Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 12/3/24

Define your personal brand

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Run meetings that drive results
Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 10/28/24 Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 10/28/24

Run meetings that drive results

Boost your leadership reputation by making every meeting count.

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Set up projects for success
Projects and Assessments Andrew Douglass 9/15/24 Projects and Assessments Andrew Douglass 9/15/24

Set up projects for success

Too often projects are poorly defined leading to scope creep, overinvestment, delays and overall underperformance. A simple charter is the cure.

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Do your teams hit the ground running?
Projects and Assessments Andrew Douglass 8/25/24 Projects and Assessments Andrew Douglass 8/25/24

Do your teams hit the ground running?

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Do work situations cause you to freeze?
Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 8/3/24 Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 8/3/24

Do work situations cause you to freeze?

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Does your work calendar control you?
Development and Performance Andrew Douglass 7/7/24 Development and Performance Andrew Douglass 7/7/24

Does your work calendar control you?

Don’t let your calendar control you.

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Impress in work meetings
Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 6/16/24 Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 6/16/24

Impress in work meetings

Don’t fear meetings, shine!

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Do your Mentors add value?
Development and Performance Andrew Douglass 5/20/24 Development and Performance Andrew Douglass 5/20/24

Do your Mentors add value?

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Run creative brainstorms.
Projects and Assessments Andrew Douglass 3/26/24 Projects and Assessments Andrew Douglass 3/26/24

Run creative brainstorms.

Getting a group of people to generate a bounty of fresh, valuable ideas in a small period of time can be daunting, and easy to get wrong. Follow these 5 best practices to make your sessions fast paced, engaging and highly generative.

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Responding to negative feedback
Development and Performance Andrew Douglass 2/22/24 Development and Performance Andrew Douglass 2/22/24

Responding to negative feedback

Turn negative feedback into growth and success with these 5 best practices.

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Effective 1:1 Interviews
Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 2/14/24 Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 2/14/24

Effective 1:1 Interviews

Get better insights and learnings using these 5 tips to conduct highly effective 1:1 stakeholder interviews.

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Performance reviews that build trust
Development and Performance Andrew Douglass 2/7/24 Development and Performance Andrew Douglass 2/7/24

Performance reviews that build trust

Performance Reviews can easily go sideways in a bad way. Follow these 5 best practices to give your employee the best possible experience.

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Meeting preparation made easy
Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 1/21/24 Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 1/21/24

Meeting preparation made easy

Good meeting outcomes make you look good and save a lot of unpleasant re-work. The biggest enabler of good outcomes is good preparation. Find 5 simple guidelines to prepare for a meeting

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Tell better stories with slides
Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 12/29/23 Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 12/29/23

Tell better stories with slides

When your slides tell a simple, engaging story your delivery, influence and confidence grow and you get the results you seek.

5 simple rules to write great slide stories.

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Meeting minutes made simple
Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 12/28/23 Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 12/28/23

Meeting minutes made simple

Meetings are a daily work activity. Writing effective minutes increases your influence and meeting value.

Read 5 simple rules for fast, effective minute writing

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Make better slides, faster.
Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 12/27/23 Communication Skills Andrew Douglass 12/27/23

Make better slides, faster.

A powerful presentation slide helps you influence your audience, but only if your idea is communicated in a clear, simple and compelling way.

Follow 5 simple rules to write engaging slides that make you shine.

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