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Family Business: Stewarding a Family-Owned Business [VIDEO]

Family Business: Stewarding a Family-Owned Business [VIDEO]

Family businesses represent about 90% of American businesses, yet many struggle to survive into the 2nd and 3rd generations. This is often due to unclear roles. Here are the 5 vital roles that work together to create a successful family business.

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CX Part 2: 3 Tips to Enhance Your Customer Experience [VIDEO]
Video Training, Customer Experience Toni Scialanca, DSL Video Training, Customer Experience Toni Scialanca, DSL

CX Part 2: 3 Tips to Enhance Your Customer Experience [VIDEO]

Remember the battle of the white and gold vs. blue and black dress? That conflict was due to our differing perceptions. Likewise, customers’ perceptions of your service or product will define if they become raving fans or give you a one-star review. Here are three simple ways you can improve your customer experience.

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Decision-Making: 4 Aspects of Making Great Decisions [VIDEO]

Decision-Making: 4 Aspects of Making Great Decisions [VIDEO]

Don’t you wish you could have your own Magic 8-Ball that would tell you how to make the perfect decision? Although that isn’t possible, here are four time-tested aspects of decision-making that leaders can focus on to make great decisions.

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Teams: How to Manage Team Dynamics [VIDEO]

Teams: How to Manage Team Dynamics [VIDEO]

Relationships are the glue that holds a team together, but managing those different relationships can be difficult. Here are three aspects team members need to understand about each other in order to function at a high-performing and healthy level.

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Getting Along: Helping Different Generations Succeed in the Workplace [VIDEO]
Coaching, Video Training, Staffing & HR Tiehl Haverstick Coaching, Video Training, Staffing & HR Tiehl Haverstick

Getting Along: Helping Different Generations Succeed in the Workplace [VIDEO]

With Gen Z joining the workforce, we now have five generations working together – all with different perspectives to foster creativity and innovation but also misunderstanding and conflict. Here are our best tips for helping the young workers in your organization succeed alongside of their older colleagues.

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CX Part 1: How to Create a Customer Experience Strategy [VIDEO]
Video Training, Customer Experience, Planning Toni Scialanca, DSL Video Training, Customer Experience, Planning Toni Scialanca, DSL

CX Part 1: How to Create a Customer Experience Strategy [VIDEO]

“How likely are you to recommend this to a friend?” If you aren’t asking this question, you are missing out on valuable information about your customer’s experience. Here are four simple steps that will help you create a customer experience strategy with a lasting impact.

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Candor: How to Balance Truth with Care [VIDEO]

Candor: How to Balance Truth with Care [VIDEO]

Speaking with candor is easier said than done. People can either speak so directly that they forget how it will affect the other person, or they are so compassionate that the meaning of the feedback is lost. Here are helpful tips for balancing both care and confrontation when giving candor and how to receive it well.

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Succession Planning: How to Prepare for Leaders Leaving [VIDEO]

Succession Planning: How to Prepare for Leaders Leaving [VIDEO]

We are told to prepare for getting hit by the proverbial "bus." But in reality, something far more common may cause a gap in leadership and put our organizations at risk - illness, accident, quitting, or retirement. Here are four steps to help you prepare for succession when a key leader leaves.

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Boards: How to Improve Your Board’s Effectiveness [VIDEO]

Boards: How to Improve Your Board’s Effectiveness [VIDEO]

A well-functioning team, where everyone understands their role and works together, is a thing of beauty to watch. Sadly, we often see boards that do not function this way. Here are five ways to improve the effectiveness of your board of directors.

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Conflict: How to Fight Right [VIDEO]

Conflict: How to Fight Right [VIDEO]

Conflict in organizations and relationships is inevitable. But you have the option to make it valuable by learning to fight right instead of letting it become toxic and destructive. Here are four elements in learning how to fight right.

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Teams: 5 Traits of a High Performing Team [VIDEO]

Teams: 5 Traits of a High Performing Team [VIDEO]

Some teams just chase the next thing in front of them. Others rely on a single “superstar” to carry them. But neither of these methods will allow a team to be successful in the long run. Here are five traits of high performing teams.

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