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Jeff Byrd
- Jul 26
- 3 min
Empathy-based Understanding
Fred Rogers said "... there isn't anyone you couldn't learn to love, once you've heard their story." I would add that hearing their...
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Jeff Byrd
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Break a bone!
Thousands of years ago, Solomon, who was purported to be the wisest man alive, instructed others that "by patience and a calm spirit a...
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Jeff Byrd
- Nov 4, 2022
- 1 min
LIVING A LIFE OF VALUE
Today, Mike Poulin, International Director of Global Priority Solutions joins me to discuss LIVING A LIFE OF VALUE. Mike has trained over...
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Jeff Byrd
- Oct 28, 2022
- 2 min
Locus of control
What controls you? Is it circumstances on the outside, taking place around you, or is it what you believe and who you choose to be, on...
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Jeff Byrd
- Oct 18, 2022
- 1 min
Curbing Attrition
Attrition is costing us a fortune. Many statistics put the annual cost in the U.S. to be in the trillions of dollars. In 2021 alone, it...
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Jeff Byrd
- Sep 23, 2022
- 3 min
Relating to an S personality
So let me be honest. I'm not an S personality. In the DISC personality assessment, I'm an I,D,C, with no S. My wife, on the other hand,...
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Jeff Byrd
- Sep 20, 2022
- 1 min
Coming back successfully
We welcome Katrina Gay back to the Jeffrey Byrd Coaching podcast as she speaks to a subject I think we can all relate to these days,...
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Jeff Byrd
- Sep 7, 2022
- 3 min
The I C conflict
As I've trained organizations over the past several years on the Maxwell Method of DISC, I always emphasize understanding each other in...
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Jeff Byrd
- Aug 23, 2022
- 1 min
Pass it on!
Dr. Gloria Burgess, author, speaker, trainer, coach and highly inspirational motivator, shares her father's story and how William...
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Jeff Byrd
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
4 triggers of team dysfunction
Recently I read in a Harvard Business Review article that a whopping 91% of team conflicts are caused by 4 triggers! Well, I wanted to...
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Jeff Byrd
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Why are they leaving?
Recently I came across an article on mckinsey.com which shared the results of why people are walking out of their jobs without another...
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Jeff Byrd
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Leading difficult personalities
What is it that makes some personalities so difficult to relate and communicate to? Isn't it the fact that they are unlike us and we...
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Jeff Byrd
- May 25, 2022
- 1 min
A Transformed Life with Sadika Kebbi
Overcoming the devastation of civil war, creating a new life, and bringing understanding of realities through story-telling .
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Jeff Byrd
- May 15, 2022
- 1 min
Go See the Eclipse a Glimpse of God's Glory with Chap Percival
Photo: The Diamond Ring effect of the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse by Jeff Byrd A total solar eclipse (TSE) is one of the most breath-taking...
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Jeff Byrd
- May 14, 2022
- 1 min
Supporting Ukraine with Cyril Melotte
Cyril Melotte is the founder/director of Global Impact School. He recently returned from a trip to western Ukraine to provide support and...
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Jeff Byrd
- Apr 26, 2022
- 3 min
The power of appreciation
Make your day by making someone else's day! My wife loves to stop and thank a veteran for their service to our country. Often, we'll be...
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Jeff Byrd
- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
Creating a motivational work environment
Several years ago I had a large, international organization contact me to speak at their annual conference. When I asked what they wanted...
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Jeff Byrd
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
HOW AM I WORKING FOR YOU?
For better or for worse, we all have personalities. We may expect the exact same type of response from Alexa or Siri because they are...
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