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Jeff Byrd
Nov 10, 20233 min
Stockdale Paradox- a winning mindset
Admiral Jim Stockdale was the highest ranking official to be shot down in Vietnam. He spent 8 years in the Hanoi Hilton. After his...
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Jeff Byrd
Jul 26, 20233 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, 20222 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
Oct 18, 20221 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, 20223 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 7, 20223 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, 20221 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, 20222 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, 20222 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, 20222 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
Apr 26, 20223 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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