Rick Brandon, Ph.D.

CEO, Brandon Partners. Global leader in corporate training + leadership development. Author WSJ best-seller Survival of the Savvy. #StraightTalk coming 3/2022.

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@erikaandersen Hearty thanks, Erika! This means a lot to me!

[Rick Brandon, Ph.D. @BrandonPartners]

I was honored to be a guest on Alicia Dunam's "Authoring Life" podcast before next Tuesday's book release of Straight Talk: Influence Skills for Collaboration and Commitment. Alicia's sense of wonder about books is inspiring.

https://t.co/b0euiej5qg
#communicationskills

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@HarveyMackay Yep, trying to make lemonade out of lemons and chicken salad out of chicken poop!

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@smartasset I'm on a 5-year plan. I'll let you know when the 5 years begin!

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@LizWiseman Congrats! When I saw my Survival of the Savvy made the WSJ list at the 7-11, I screamed in glee and the cashier exclaimed, "Wow, this guy likes Slurpees!" Celebrate with a different drink, Liz!

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Virtual meetings make Paraphrasing vital as others can't see attentive body language. Add Exploring skills ("I hear you... got it...say more") and open questions. But empathic paraphrasing let's others feel engaged and understood. NIKE it!
#listening #interpersonal #straighttalk

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My "Straight Talk'" book's "Advising and Guiding" chapter urges avoiding selflessness to the point of undermining ability for helping others. Please see AMAZON: https://t.co/rJRvDX2LLW or
BARNES AND NOBLE: https://t.co/suQRjducuF

#counseling #peopleskills#coachingskills

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If someone bugs you or isn't pulling their weight, it's hard not to judge their whole being. I learned of an annoying person's life-threatening illness. It snapped my mindset closer to forgiveness.

Who might you need to forgive today?

#leadership #strengths #motivation

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Dare to be different. The only fish always going with the current are the dead fish!

How do you push the edge as a leader--- Knock down silos? Challenge dysfunctional norms? Transcend traditional communication channels?
Name a road you've forged!
#Leadership #communication

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@HarveyMackay Savvy, sage words, especially during the pandemic when we all need the mindset of making lemonade out of lemons, or chicken salad out of chicken s_ _ _!

[Rick Brandon, Ph.D. @BrandonPartners]

Excited about my work on THE STAGE FRIGHT REWRITE, to help anyone who's had performance anxiety.
The 4-minute "Stage Fright Survey" and book shines light on the issue. Please complete/re-tweet/forward this link for all performers.

https://t.co/9HFIzK4rlj

#stressmanagement

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@LizWiseman Sounds like another winner, Liz! Good to see you keeping the ball rolling since Oracle University was my client many moons ago. Congrats!

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@HarveyMackay Amen, Harvey! Let’s refuse to heed the warnings from cynics who preach that pioneers are the ones with arrows stuck in them. That adage is not only racist but also discouraging to path-forgers that you are lauding.

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.@BenBellaBooks is doing a terrific job designing my 2022 book, STRAIGHT TALK: Influence Skills for Collaboration and Commitment. Pre-order page is up at Amazon https://t.co/nb6v2qufHP and @BNBuzz too! Please check it out, with gratitude!
#communicationskills #straightalk

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@HarveyMackay Amen, Harvey, and your message reminds us how we can all give and pay it forward. Then we don't have to "swim with the sharks" since fewer will be around! Sharing does NOT mean we're doing water ballet in the shark tank, right? Thank you!

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I was just thinking how too often we think we're listening when we're actually only "hearing." Do we really fully listen or are we rehearsing our own response?
#listeningskills #straighttalk

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@pilotspeaker Amen, Elizabeth, and of course, it's a chicken-egg dynamic, too, since our people are less likely to give us the results we want if we're not communicating in positive ways.#straighttalk

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Sure enough. We think about words we use to influence others, but not enough about words we use internally to influence OURSELVES.

[Bruce Van Horn @BruceVH]

There is a little voice in our heads that tells us to hide our personal failures and struggles. | https://t.co/kHGT6yYIdS | #LifeThought

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How a manager handles mistakes is the cornerstone of building a learning culture in an organization. This skill demands a constructive mindset and step-by-step recipe when someone sheepishly approaches you after blowing it.
https://t.co/cQxNU9BMEv

#leadership #management

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Are you a strengths-finder or a fault-finder? Are your antennae out to detect what’s wrong or what’s right in others? Check out my quick video about how to express positive belief in reports, peers, kids, you name it! #leadership #encouragement
https://t.co/DqALvpjAph