by Todd Burrier | Blog, Business Development, Family Health, Home Business Training, Relationship Skills
Ignoring a Problem Will Not Make It Go Away. It will only make it get worse, and then harder to deal with when the time comes. You probably already know this. It’s true in every circle of the 3 Circles. Ignore signs of health problems and they will become a crisis...
by Todd Burrier | Blog, Business Development, Family Health, Relationship Skills
“How do You Handle People of Different Generations?” This is a question/challenge that comes up often in leadership training workshops. And for good reason. There is a natural gap between generations that tends to breed a “we” versus “they” kind of attitude, and can...
by Todd Burrier | Blog, Business Development, Home Business Training, Relationship Skills
Listen, Pause, Ask… This is such a simple, effective formula. And yet, it’s not very common in practice. Instead, what is more often occurring is: Hear, and then interrupt. I differentiate listening and hearing, because they are in fact different. Hearing is a gift....
by Todd Burrier | Blog, Business Development, Relationship Skills, The Process
Lack of Curiosity Might Keep the Cat Alive, But it Will be a Disaster for You. I was curious about the old adage “curiosity killed the cat” so I looked it up. Perhaps you are already aware, but this is attributed to playwright Ben Johnson in the 1598 play...
by Todd Burrier | Blog, Business Development, Relationship Skills
The Mother of All Communication Disconnects… When I am teaching interpersonal skills, I often talk about something I call the “communication gap.” This is the naturally occurring difference between what one person says, and what the other person...
