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1. Reaction Management: How to keep your cool in the heat of the moment. (What can we learn from Navy SEALs?)
Hello, and welcome. My name is Neil Godin and I’m your host here at This Week – a complimentary service that brings you leadership and
17. “Need Action? Hold an Action Meeting” – Part 2: Tips, tricks and how-to’s.
This week we discuss tips, tricks and how-to’s involved in conducting action meetings. The first trick I want to share involves changing our mind about
16. “Need Action? Hold an Action Meeting” – Part 1: Little Things Mean a Lot.
Hello and welcome back. In this week’s episode we introduce the topic of holding brainstorming and action-planning sessions that I call ‘Action Meetings.’ An action
15. No-Fault Problem-Solving. Part 2: The no-fault method in action.
Last week I introduced you to no-fault problem-solving (Post 14). Now let’s look at how this approach – combined with creative thinking and brainstorming –
14. Introducing ‘No-fault Problem Solving.’ Part 1: Introduction
This week I’d like to introduce you to a concept that I call ‘No-fault problem-solving.’ This approach is another product of my turn-around work with
13. Personal Leadership: “Who has the keys to your karma?”
The Scene: I was asked to lead a workshop for a group of unemployed college grads participating in a program designed to help them gain
12. Reaction management: “Rarely is the urge to kill followed by the act of murder” (Part Two: The how-to’s)
Last week I shared the experience of one of our clients who used reaction management to resolve a feud he was having with his teenage
11. Reaction management: “Rarely is the urge to kill followed by the act of murder” (Part One: The challenge.)
This week we take a deeper dive into how to manage our reactions, and our actions, when we’re angry or stressed in some way. This
10. Commitment Management: Can you be trusted to do what you say you’re going to do?
Introductory notes. This week we explore issues that surround making and breaking commitments. Our goal is to grow from being people who (at least occasionally)

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