Keith Ferrazzi's Blog, page 16

Advance Relationships: Make an Assumption of Greater Connection

Managing RelationshipsAdvance relationships by assuming a greater connection, and express yourself accordingly. In most cases, people follow suit.Facebook
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The Most Successful Mindset: Passion

Social CapitalistDuring his Social Capitalist interview, marketing consultant, author and speaker Simon Mainwaring discussed different approaches and strategies for social media. Here, he discusses one of the successful mindsets for a social media strategy: passion. What’s the one thing you can do as an individual to build a better world? If you're really going to make a contribution, and I've...Facebook
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How to Stop Micromanaging and Rise to Leadership

Change AgentAs a leader, do you find yourself micromanaging employees? In the debut of our Change Agent interview series, Christine Comaford, author of SmartTribes: How Teams Become Brilliant Together , described a client with exactly that problem: Just yesterday, I was coaching a C-level executive who keeps doing tactical work, who keeps getting pulled into the weeds, as opposed to into...Facebook
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The All-Crucial Last Step: The Formal Team

Future of LearningCentral to my beliefs about taking control of your career is the idea that everyone not only needs a lifeline learning team – that counsels you with candor and bolsters your confidence as you move toward your goals – but also a “Formal Team,” the fifth and final ring of the continuous learning circle we’ve been discussing throughout this series. The formal team is the...Facebook
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Work Like You Work Out

CoachingWhen it comes to motivating people and changing behaviors, we can learn a lot from exercise and fitness trainers By Jocelyn Woolsey, Consultant, Ferrazzi Greenlight As an enthusiastic and regular participant in group fitness classes, I’ve often wondered how these classes make me excited about working out and willing to spend so much money (around $20 or more per session)...Facebook
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Raising Relationship-Savvy Children

Relationship SkillsWe all want our kids to be successful in both their personal and professional lives. In this video I address some easy steps you can take to guarantee that your children can create these positive face-to-face relationships in our increasingly high tech, social media world.Facebook
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Building Your Lifeline Learning Team

Future of LearningThroughout our exploration of the continuous learning circle , we’ve helped you develop the tools, knowledge and confidence to address your hard and soft skills gaps and build on your strengths – all in the service of furthering your desired career goals. Now, we’d like to address the next essential stage in your journey: developing your “Lifeline Learning Team.” This is your...Facebook
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Assume Greater Connection ... and Get It!

Relationship SkillsAssuming greater connection, or intimacy, is a proven way to advance relationships. I discuss it here using selling as the example, but the same holds true for any professional relationship that's important to your sucess.Facebook
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The Most Successful Mindset: Caring More

Social CapitalistDuring his Social Capitalist interview, Fast Company co-founder and entrepreneur Bill Taylor shared his insights about the best ways to compete, innovate and succeed – and how “caring more” is a key mindset of highly successful companies. It is true that the most successful companies, and the most successful individuals, really do think differently from everybody else. That’s...Facebook
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Change Agent: Keith Ferrazzi and Christine Comaford Talk SmartTribes

Change AgentIn the debut episode of our interview series Change Agent, Keith Ferrazzi interviewed Christine Comaford, a business leader and author of the new book SmartTribes: How Teams Become Brilliant Together . Comaford guides leaders (and those who aspire to become them) in transforming their company culture into “SmartTribes” that enable people to perform and excel even in times of...Facebook
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