Dealing with Breakdowns Creatively
Content originally taken from eBella Magazine, “Dealing with Breakdowns Creatively” by Kelly Townsend In any business, people inevitably deal with breakdowns. Most of us have been taught to approach and deal with breakdowns as problems that shouldn’t be happening. We’ve learned to relate to breakdowns as ‘bad’ and find out quickly who, or what, is
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The Game of Business
Content originally taken from eBella Magazine, “The Game of Business” by Kelly Townsend Consider viewing business as a game. Consider there are four distinctions that are the mainstay to winning the game of business that create the foundation or backbone of a successful business. Look for yourself –which one is your weak link? INTEGRITY Not
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Building a team that lasts a lifetime -Taking your team beyond survival
Content originally taken from eBella Magazine, “Building a team that lasts a lifetime -Taking your team beyond survival” by Kelly Townsend One of the challenging aspects of building a cohesive team in the workforce is creating the kind of communication and trust in the environment where people are free from operating inside the fundamental concern;”
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Stop Kidding Yourself
Content originally taken from eBella Magazine, “Stop Kidding Yourself” by Kelly Townsend You need to get more organized, don’t you? The sheer onslaught of incoming information — e-mail, voice mail, phone calls, mail, faxes, people walking up and wanting your attention while you’re doing something important —is so overwhelming that our standard answer to, “What’s
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Get Real
Content originally taken from eBella Magazine, “Get Real” by Kelly Townsend The most important key to successful relationships in the work environment is being a powerful communicator. Communication begins with listening. Unfortunately, very few of us are good listeners. Sure, you might think you are, but I’m here to tell you, the ordinary and mechanical
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Think Big
Content originally taken from eBella Magazine, “Think Big” by Kelly Townsend When you’re a small business owner, it’s easy to get into a rut. Year after year, a great majority of small business owners work harder and harder, but never grow their business as a long-term investment vehicle. Small business owners tend to be great
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Turn your Dream Job into Reality
Content originally taken from eBella Magazine, “Turn your Dream Job into Reality” by Kelly Townsend When you look at the next few years, are you thrilled by the challenges and opportunities they have to offer? Are you living a life you love and loving your work? Do you experience working with a championship team? Have
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Powerful Relationships at Work
Content originally taken from eBella Magazine, “Powerful Relationships at Work” by Kelly Townsend A work environment can become unproductive when people hold on to resentments, disappointments or upsets they have with others in the workplace. We can all get upset with people around us and rarely do we take the time to clean up
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Listening for Possibilities
Content originally taken from eBella Magazine, “Authentic Leadership” by Kelly Townsend One of the basic pillars of success in building a thriving business is generating powerful and lasting relationships with other professionals, but how can you build your skill set for doing just that and generate extraordinary and mutually beneficial relationships? Mostly we relate to
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The Secret of Street Talk
Content originally taken from eBella Magazine, “The Secret of Street Talk” by Kelly Townsend. Increase sales and boost client relationships by changing the conversation. I recently worked with a client on the east coast of Florida who has been involved in his business community for years. He sat on several boards, volunteered on committees, and
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