The New Normal: Adapt or Perish!

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Summary: The question every leader asks these days is: “What is the new normal?” Not just about days in the physical office but also about how we behave with each other. “The times, they are a-changing,” is correct. Here’s how to adapt. Dear Dr. Sylvia, As a leader, I am concerned about how to help my…

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Meet Our Certified Coaches

Meet Our Certified Coaches for Pattern-Based Leadership Transformation Helping Leaders Solve Workplace Problems Through Behavioral Change What is Pattern Breakthrough Coaching & Consulting? Our years of research and experimentation indicate that there are two main ways of resolving problems among people at work. The Pattern Breakthrough Coaches & Consultants at Creative Energy Options are ready…

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How to Change Conflict to Collaboration

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Dear Conflict Avoider, I’d like to offer a few tidbits about conflict and how to handle that nasty thing that drives us all to hide under the covers. For example, When I was a keynote speaker about conflict, I often asked how many people love competition. I ask that question, and in a room of…

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What To Do When You’ve Said Too Much

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Dear Dr. Sylvia, I read your post yesterday in Examiner.com about anger and by the time I was finished I was sad and depressed. You see, I have come to realize I have a problem with saying way more than is necessary when I get upset. At work, they even sent me to an anger…

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