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Tackling a Common Question: Why 'Planting Happiness Seeds' Is Step 2 of the Code and Not Step 1
A question I often receive that I want to address is why planting seeds of happiness is Step 2 of the Communication Code and not Step 1....
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Dec 10, 20193 min read


Create Instant Trust With This One Communication Hack
Communication is at the center of everything we do in business. It’s critical we consider if words we speak are building or eroding trust.
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Dec 6, 20192 min read


Rock Your Next Networking Event With This Three-Step System
When I’m networking, one of my favorite questions to ask someone is: “What is a major challenge your company or team faces?”
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Dec 4, 20192 min read


Build Your Customer Relationship Pyramid One Word at a Time
The customer relationship pyramid is an image I've been using recently to illustrate how the Communication Code works. I see it like this: I
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Nov 22, 20193 min read


One Simple Way to Reduce Customer Stress
Have you ever gotten a call or email from someone and just seeing that person’s name come up made you anxious because of a bad exchange...
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Nov 13, 20193 min read


At Work: How to Communicate ‘No’ Without Saying ‘No’
What’s your reaction when you ask someone for help or you make a request and that person’s response is, “No,” or “I can’t do that,” and...
bporter238
Nov 13, 20193 min read
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