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Out of the Shallows
Wave breaking in golden light
Jeff Byrd
Aug 24, 20233 min read
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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...
Jeff Byrd
Jul 26, 20233 min read
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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...
Jeff Byrd
Dec 5, 20222 min read
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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...
Jeff Byrd
Oct 18, 20221 min read
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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,...
Jeff Byrd
Sep 23, 20223 min read
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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...
Jeff Byrd
Sep 7, 20223 min read
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Pass it on!
Dr. Gloria Burgess, author, speaker, trainer, coach and highly inspirational motivator, shares her father's story and how William...
Jeff Byrd
Aug 23, 20221 min read
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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...
Jeff Byrd
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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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...
Jeff Byrd
Jul 14, 20222 min read
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A Transformed Life with Sadika Kebbi
Overcoming the devastation of civil war, creating a new life, and bringing understanding of realities through story-telling .
Jeff Byrd
May 25, 20221 min read
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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...
Jeff Byrd
May 14, 20221 min read
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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...
Jeff Byrd
Apr 26, 20223 min read
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