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Handling Put-Downs at Work

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

I’ve been traveling the last few weeks, but back to home base.  My latest blog on Big Think takes a look at how to deal with put-downs.  Most of us drive home many days of each year thinking about what … Continue reading →

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Would You Like To Be More Persuasive?

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

I’ve started my persuasion and negotiation classes with some important key points about both.  Among these is the one discussed at Big Think.  When we prepare to persuade, we often consider what we want to achieve and then decide the … Continue reading →

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On The Loss Of Robin Williams – The Anatomy of Humor

Posted on August 12, 2014 by admin

On Huffington Post I blogged today about the loss of one of the funniest men ever.  His passing stands in stark contradiction to the joy he brought.  And yet humor is a great healer.  Williams noted that in an interview. … Continue reading →

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Vulnerability as a Skill

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

“The Power of Vulnerability” is my latest post on Big Think.  We don’t often think of vulnerability as anything other than something to be avoided.  Yet, communication cannot work effectively if none of the parties involved is willing to relinquish … Continue reading →

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Shifting Focus to the Good

Posted on June 20, 2014 by admin

I was just reading an article posted on Linkedin about the tendency women have to take on feelings of failure — to not see a bump in the road as an opportunity for growth.  You can’t really blame any of … Continue reading →

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The Hypocrisy of Killing The Messenger

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

It’s a rare person in business of any kind who has not heard people at the top say that failure is an inevitable and valuable experience on the road to success.  And yet, how many of these same leaders run … Continue reading →

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Maya Angelou on Courage

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

In a blog on Big Think today, I looked at the challenge Maya Angelou took up herself and passed on us.  According to Angelou, “Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any … Continue reading →

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How Good Are You At Marketing Yourself?

Posted on May 8, 2014 by admin

With all the information that we take in everyday, it’s difficult to get a word in edgewise – so to speak.  And yet unless people know what you contribute at work, all the effort you put in can pass unnoticed … Continue reading →

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Can Politics Be Learned?

Posted on April 26, 2014 by admin

I’ve been asked this question many times.  And also about persuasion, which I have studied and taught even longer.  I learned long ago that all the persuasion strategies in the world are useless if you don’t understand the political climate … Continue reading →

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A Different Slant on “A Fighting Chance” — A Bracing Dose of Reality for Women

Posted on April 25, 2014 by admin

The blog below was published today on the front page of Huffington Post.  Like the war stories blog posted yesterday, on Big Think, it’s about Elizabeth Warren’s new book, A Fighting Chance and why it’s a bracing dose of political reality … Continue reading →

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