http://www.drogrady.com Dr. Dennis O'Grady customizes business programs for customer-centered communication. Past programs designed and developed for major corporate clients have resulted in supervisors, managers and executives elevating their communication strengths. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:24:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TALK PREJUDICES Forgive yourself. You have been ignorant of those invisible concrete highway barriers that block good communication and send your communicator car spinning out of control into a ditch. Call the TALK2ME© tow truck! Empathizers and Instigators hold standard talk prejudices against their opposite type that are rarely consciously aired ... http://www.drogrady.com/1573/talk-prejudices/ E-COMMANDMENTS: EMPATHIZER COMMUNICATION COMMANDMENTS If you want to relate to your opposite communicator type (Instigators vs. Empathizers) better, in order to get faster results that last, you must appeal to their talk style. Remember, one size communicator shoe doesn't fit all!  What will make Instigators or I-types take you seriously if ... http://www.drogrady.com/1569/empathizer-communication-commandments/ WHAT IS THE POSTER CHILD OF A LEADER SERVANT? When a boss and subordinate impact each other equally and respectfully, servant leadership is in motion and is clearly demonstrated. What are the characteristics of the leader servant poster child? A Servant Leader: •    is a level character. •    normally does not demonstrate peaks and ... http://www.drogrady.com/1566/what-is-the-poster-child-of-a-leader-servant/ OPTIMISM When working with teenagers in trouble, I often ask them to make a list of the traits that make up an optimistic vs. a pessimistic person. As you know, mood dictates reputation, attitude altitude, opportunities realized, leadership discipline, and many, many more very cool life outcomes. MOOD AMPLIFIED BY 10 This teen ... http://www.drogrady.com/1562/optimism/ WHAT DETERS EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK? On the way to creating a Team Talk communication habits questionnaire, I asked leaders across multiple areas this question: What deters effective teamwork? The typical Empathizer-type leadership viewpoint is that lack of communication detours travel on the two-way communicator highway…. (In contrast, Instigator leaders believe lack of ... http://www.drogrady.com/1559/what-deters-effective-teamwork/