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DISC Behavioral Styles: Relating with Cautious Carla
By Annette Estes · 14 years ago
Are there people who drive you crazy because they seem to worry too much or they're sticklers for following the rules? Are you one of these people and right now you're thinking, "Of course we ...
DISC Behavioral Styles: Dealing with Steady Sam
By Annette Estes · 14 years ago
Ah, Steady Sam. He drives the speed limit – or slower, doesn't show his emotions, and can't say no when asked to do something for someone. Is this you or someone you know?
THE S ...
DISC Behavioral Styles: Dealing with Influencing Iris
By Annette Estes · 14 years ago
How do you feel about people who love to talk and have bubbly personalities? Are you one of these people?
THE I (INFLUENCING) STYLE
These people have the Core I (Influencing) behavioral style. The I ...
DISC Behavioral Styles: Dealing with Dominant Dan
By Annette Estes · 14 years ago
How do you feel about people who like to be in charge and order you around? Are you one of these people?
This begins a series of articles on how to communicate with people who ...
"Why Can't You Behave?" (Managing Difficult Behavior)
By Annette Estes · 14 years ago
Anyone ever said this to you? How often have you said it to your children? Even though it's a rhetorical question, the answer is, "I am behaving, just not the way you want me to." ...
The Recruitment Process that Succeeds
By Annette Estes · 14 years ago
Research shows that traditional hiring practices are at best only ten percent effective in determining future job performance. Behavioral interviewing is fifty-five percent effective. (Source: Quintessential Careers)
Take these seven steps companies to ensure hiring ...
Job Analysis and Design Tips
By Annette Estes · 14 years ago
Does your job description analysis assure you of hiring and retaining superior performers? Your employees may be doing the tasks required by the job, but are they performing those tasks the way they need to ...
The Importance of Values in Leadership
By Annette Estes · 15 years ago
Is there a set of values that separates great leaders from mediocre ones?
Can your values determine if you'll be a leader or a follower?
The answer to both questions is yes. In fact, there's ...
ADHD and ADD Symptoms Are Normal Behavior
By Annette Estes · 15 years ago
The Mayo Clinic website says "the exact cause of ADHD remains a mystery…." No one has yet determined what ADHD actually is, yet proponents keep telling us it exists – that it's a behavior "disorder" ...
What Is Your Emotional Intelligence Quotient?
By Annette Estes · 15 years ago
Daniel Goleman, author of the book "Emotional Intelligence," says, "If your emotional abilities aren't in hand...you are not going to get very far."
Your emotional intelligence is measured by your emotional quotient.
EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT
Where ...
How to Find Your Passion
By Annette Estes · 15 years ago
We hear a lot these days about how to find your passion and follow your bliss. It’s easy to find your passion. You do it by understanding your values, which determine your attitudes and how ...
A Leadership Development Program to Master Five Crucial Skills
By Annette Estes · 15 years ago
Leadership is kind of like being pregnant. You can’t be a little bit of a leader. You’re either a leader or you’re not.
A lot has been written on what makes a good leader. Extensive ...
Why People Feel the Way They Do
By Annette Estes · 16 years ago
Have you ever wondered why some people seem driven to make a lot of money while others honestly seem to be satisfied with just "getting by?"
Have you known people who do so much for ...
I Need Help Deciding What Career to Choose
By Annette Estes · 16 years ago
One of our clients owns her own business. She has to wear many hats, especially the sales and marketing cap. She loves marketing because it’s fun and creative, but she hates selling. We recently discovered ...
Executive Leadership Skills - Leadership Quotes
By Annette Estes · 16 years ago
Are leaders born or made? Most people would say both – part nature, part nurture. Great leaders have innate qualities of integrity, humility, fairness, vision, and determination. And they have the training and experience to ...
What Makes a Good Leader?
By Annette Estes · 16 years ago
One of the best ways to begin improving your leadership style is to emulate successful leaders. So, I asked a number of executive and community leaders I know to give me their definition of leadership ...
Presentation Skill Training -10 Tips for Giving Powerful, Professional Presentations
By Annette Estes · 16 years ago
In spite of the popularity of cross training, most people as a rule aren’t asked to do something totally out of their field. Yet almost everyone in a corporate or professional setting these days is ...
Fleet Safety: 5 Steps To Hiring Safe Drivers
By Annette Estes · 17 years ago
A successful businessman once told me what CEOs and companies most want. He said, “Write down these 3 words: 'Find, Get, Keep.’ CEOs want to find the best people, get the best people, and keep ...
Trucking Safety: “I” Is for the Interactive Driver
By Annette Estes · 18 years ago
Safety research shows drivers' behavioral styles and attitudes are a better predictor of safe driving practices than their level of safety training. A 1993 study conducted by Behavioral-Values Research Associates showed significant behavior and attitude ...
Truck Driver Safety - Behavior Plays a Vital Role
By Annette Estes · 18 years ago
Hiring the wrong truck drivers can be disastrous. Hiring the right ones can save lives.
Naturally, safety training plays an important role in driver safety. Other factors may be even more significant according to a ...