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5 Keys To Guide Your Abrasive Top-Performing Employees

By Bonnie Artman Fox / March 23, 2023
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As a leader, you play a key role in helping your employees transform abrasive behaviors into emotional intelligence skills. Here are 5 keys to guide your abrasive top-performing employees to positive transformation. By addressing behaviors that distract from a healthy work culture, you serve as a guide for these same employees to become the hero…

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How to successfully handle differences in the workplace and build a cohesive team

By Bonnie Artman Fox / February 16, 2023
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Do you ever wish there was a better way to handle differences in the workplace?  To create an environment where everyone can express their wants, opinions, and perspectives that bring out the best ideas instead of “My way is the only right way”? All while staying level-headed without getting caught in the emotions of others?…

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Stop letting your past impact your present: Identify your Workplace Family Factor

By Bonnie Artman Fox / February 9, 2023
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Identify your Workplace Family Factor to uncover how your upbringing influences your approach to conflict at work. By recognizing these patterns, you can develop strategies to respond thoughtfully and create healthier workplace relationships. When was the last time you had a visceral reaction in your place of work that reminded you of how conflict was…

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How to Stay Non-Reactive and Set Healthy Boundaries in 5 Words or Less

By Bonnie Artman Fox / January 12, 2023
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Learning to stay non-reactive in leadership is often like parenting when it’s necessary to draw lines and the lines aren’t always clear. Sometimes it can seem like steering on ice. Just like a parent, it takes discernment to know when to:       Draw a firm, tight line and demand a lot of your…

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Small Changes Over Time Could Mean Big Changes For Your Interpersonal Skills as a Leader

By Bonnie Artman Fox / January 5, 2023
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Interpersonal skills as a leader are crucial for fostering a positive and productive workplace culture. By making small changes to how you communicate and address conflict, you can set a strong example for your team and create an environment that thrives on respect and collaboration. Have you heard the saying “Small actions create big changes”?…

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Are your dysfunctional family conflict patterns affecting your leadership conflict patterns?

By RDD Support / December 8, 2022
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Great, it’s happened again. An abrasive leader has exploded on one your team members yet again. The team member is embarrassed, afraid to contribute when the leader is around, and becoming disengaged from the organization. The last time this happened you swore to yourself that you’d address it the next time it came up, but…

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Does your Staff Meeting Remind you of a Tense Holiday Meal?

By Bonnie Artman Fox / November 10, 2022
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Imagine you have a high-performing team member, let’s call him Rob.  He’s worked for your organization for years and knows your business inside out. While Rob is one of your most valued employees from a performance perspective, he has some rough edges in how he treats people. When projects don’t go as planned, his temper…

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5 Signs Controlling Leadership May be Contributing to Your Employee Turnover

5 Signs Controlling Leadership May Be Contributing to Your Employee Turnover

By Bonnie Artman Fox / September 1, 2022
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“It’s very dramatic when two people come together to work something out. It’s easy to take a gun and annihilate your opposition, but what is really exciting to me is to see people with differing views come together and finally respect each other.” – Fred Rogers The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to…

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How a Leader Evolved from Hot-Headed to Level-Headed

By Bonnie Artman Fox / July 6, 2021
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Several years ago, my boss and I were leaving a client appointment. As we entered the parking lot, we watched a car parking next to his brand-new vehicle scrape the shiny paint off the side of his car. We heard the sound of metal against metal and watched as the driver seemed oblivious, not realizing…

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If you are the “Fixer” with your Team, Read This

By Bonnie Artman Fox / May 27, 2021
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Despite reaching esteemed professional goals, Maria was angry, resentful, and tired. She didn’t even realize how stressed she was until one day her husband said to her “Why are you always yelling at us?“ That question was a wake-up call for Maria. She was so used to shouldering the responsibility and emotional weight of fixing her…

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