Author Archives: Linda Talley

Do You Have a Plan for Success? Are You Willing to Work For It?

Failure doesn’t happen during planning, it happens during implementation. Many of us are tired of the recession; tired of not being able to make ends meets; tired of the business slowdown; and tired of just being tired. Unfortunately, this is … Continue reading

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The Culture Concept

Culture is used in four ways when studying organizations. 1. It deals with management issues within organizations. 2. It deals with how to integrate different cultures into one organization after a merger or acquisition. 3. It deals with informal aspects … Continue reading

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A Lie is a Lie!

Researchers have found that it is difficult to tell when someone is lying to you but there are some pretty clear indications that you might want to know about.  First of all, most liars will attempt to not move their … Continue reading

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Are You Personally Stereotyping Yourself?

How often do you hear others or yourself make these disparaging remarks:  “I never seem to be able to do this right.”  “I am always late.”  “I’m not a good listener.”  “I can never finish a project on time.”  These … Continue reading

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Shoes, Legs and Knees Are Talking During Your Business Meetings

So much goes on non-verbally during a business meeting that it would be difficult to talk about it all in one e-newsletter so let’s just talk about from the legs down in order to keep it simple.  Usually and subconsciously, … Continue reading

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Nonverbal Turn Taking Signals

Based on work by Duncan and Fiske in the early 1970s, we know that there are “turn-taking” signals involved when speaking with another person or in a group. When a person is speaking and wants another to speak, their intonation … Continue reading

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Don’t Let Christmas Parties Ruin Your Holiday

Last year I saw a woman attend the company Christmas party and how she acted blew her chances for advancement in the company. Unfortunately, she had a few too many drinks and got a little risqué. She approached the boss … Continue reading

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The Millenaissance.com

DaVinci meets the iPad. Information, back in the 15th and 16th century, was hoarded. However, with the printing of the Guttenberg Bible, everything changed. Sound familiar? History does repeat itself. We are going through a millenaissance of our own. With … Continue reading

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How We “Disconnect” During a Conversation

Have you ever been in some part of a communication with another person and then for some reason after you say something or they say something, you experience an odd feeling of disconnect?   It really does happen and there are … Continue reading

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Where You Sit During a Seminar/Workshop Tells A Lot About You

Studies have been done on students and where they sit in the school room. When you are attending a seminar/workshop, speech, where do you sit? Students who sit in the front are enthusiastic and passionate about learning and usually have … Continue reading

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