Life has a way of throwing curveballs, and when they come, the emotions can feel overwhelming. Recently, our family experienced such a moment when my daughter was involved in a car accident. Thankfully, she is on the road to recovery, after being bed bound for while. This experience brought anxiety to the forefront for all […]
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In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, where artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes industry and operational concepts, the essence of effective leadership remains deeply rooted in one timeless quality: empathy. As the managing partner at Dale Carnegie Training in North Carolina, I’ve observed firsthand the transformative power of empathy in leadership, especially when combined with the strategic
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One of the most important implications of generative AI is that it is blurring the lines between leadership and management. In the past, leaders have been responsible for setting the vision and inspiring others to follow. Managers have been responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling resources. Now that generative AI can automate many of the
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Article inspired by Jordan Wang In an era dominated by #ChatGPT, a closer examination reveals that the future is once again centered around people. The advent of generative AI has swiftly transformed the world, and we are just beginning to grasp the magnitude and consequences of this revolution. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future
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We have been posting a series of Take Command videos on YouTube to highlight the importance of being in charge of what we say and do. Although each “take command” topic (work, home life, and relationships) requires different strategies, there are some overlapping points that can be applied across all areas, and I share these
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Setting your goals for 2023 It was November, a month after my 40th Birthday Caryn and I were flying to our annual convention taking place in Atlanta Georgia. We were particularly excited as this was the first time we were attending as business owners, and it was Caryn’s first-time away from our daughters. That trip
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I get my competitiveness from my mom, and it was certainly compounded growing up with two brothers. It started early in life for me, competing with my brothers playing yard soccer and “rough-ball.” This competitiveness continued throughout my schooling, and it showed up in my work as financial planner and training consultant. Being competitive is
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…is about how we communicate, what we communicate. At Dale Carnegie we know that people classify us as leaders and communicators in fours ways: what we do, how we look, what we say and how we say it. As we engage with others (at work or personally), we need to be aware of the message
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I attended an event recently where the speakers shared how organizations must review compensation, develop a work schedule that allows for flexibility and look at benefits offered and revise these to what the post Covid workforce desires it to be. This will aid in attracting talent! The experts are not wrong – compensation matters, benefits
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I am reading about companies implementing a 4-day work week. I do love the idea of this. Think about how awesome it would be to have a Monday or Friday to get all your personal stuff done. You can make doctors’ appointments, catch up on the yard work or cleaning around the home. My cousin
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