High Impact Leaders

• Improve Interpersonal Relationships in the Workplace

  Our topic today is about how to improve interpersonal relationships in the workplace. Strong connections with team members make work a happier, more rewarding place. This episode shows you why and how, with practical steps to boost job satisfaction and maybe even your paycheck.Workplace friendships spark joy, reduce stress, and open career doors. I’ll share my story of how avoiding coworkers cost me a job, but building bonds led to my first professional career success. Then, we dive into five easy ways to build those interpersonal relationships in the office. Each tip is simple, actionable, and proven to make work more enjoyable (and more lucrative for you).If you’re a team leader, we’ve got you covered with interpersonal skill workshops to inspire your team to connect. These strategies create a positive work environment and set both you and your team up for success.Shownotes: Improve Interpersonal Relationships in the Workplace(https://www.leadersinstitute.com/improve-interpersonal-relationships-in-the-workplace/)

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• Christmas and Holiday Team Building Ideas

  Happy Halloween week everyone! Since the holiday season is right around the corner, I thought it might be a good idea to cover a few Christmas team building ideas. We are just a few weeks away from Thanksgiving here in the United States. And then, the hustle and bustle of the Christmas and Hannukah season will sneak up on you if you aren't careful.A lot of team leads and small business owners want to do something special for their team this time of year. But what types of things will really build teamwork?On this episode, I'm going to give you a few Christmas and Holiday team building ideas that won't break the bank and that will build morale and teamwork!By the way, if you like the content of the podcast, make sure to leave me a review on your podcast app and make sure to subscribe to the podcast so your phone automatically downloads each episode.

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• How to Know if Someone (A Politician for Instance) Is Manipulating You - Part 3 of 3

  This is part three of a three part series on how to know if someone is manipulating you. In the first two episodes, I talked about the three steps of manipulation. Step one is to put the person being manipulated into an emotional state. Typically, the manipulator will get you angry or create fear in the victim.Step two is to create both a villain and a victim. And in many cases, the villain and the victim are switched during the manipulation. What's right is wrong. What's up is down.This week, we talk about the final stage which is to create the narrative. The manipulator figures out your innermost desires and promises to make those things happen -- if and only if the vague villain is stopped.And, of course, the villain always pops back in to ruin the plan. So, the victim is always responsible to do more and more. This week, I also cover the seven signs of a con artist. These are the specific things you can look for to find out if what you are being told is true or if it is just a narrative created to get something from you.And just like in the last few weeks, I'm giving examples from popular news stories. If, as I'm giving examples and explaining them, you find yourself getting angry, pause the recording. Or, from the opposite perspective, in situations where you totally agree with the example I give, pause the recording.Ask yourself, "Why am I reacting this way?" There is a good chance that somewhere along the way, the people you are interacting with, the politicians that you are listening to, or the media where you get information has been using these techniques on you.So, don't shoot the messenger. The goal of the series is to encourage you to see and hear the techniques while they are happening to you so you can make better decisions.So enjoy the episode... And if you start to get angry as you listen, guess what? You are probably the mark.By the way, if you like the content of the podcast, make sure to leave me a review on your podcast app and make sure to subscribe to the podcast so your phone automatically downloads each episode.

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• How to Know if Someone (A Politician for Instance) Is Manipulating You - Part 2 of 3

  This is part two of a three part series on how to know if someone is manipulating you. Last week, we talked about the first step in manipulation which is creating and emotional response.So, as you listen to the rest of the series, set your emotion aside. I'll give a ton of different types of examples. Each of the examples that I give are situations where someone or a group of people were trying to at least influence you and in a lot of cases, trying to manipulate you.So, in the instances where I deliver a piece of evidence and your blood starts to boil from anger, pause the recording. Or, from the opposite perspective, in situations where you totally agree with the example I give, pause the recording.Ask yourself, "Why am I reacting this way?" There is a good chance that the somewhere along the way, the people you are interacting with, the politicians that you are listening to, or the media where you get information has been using these techniques on you.So, don't shoot the messenger. The goal of the series is to encourage you to see and hear the techniques while they are happening to you so you can make better decisions.On this episode, I give you the co-conspirators -- so to speak -- in the con. Most of the time, for a con to work really well, multiple people will be pulling strings behind the scene to make it actually work. Usually, if you can figure out who the "other people" are, the con falls apart very quickly.So enjoy the episode... And if you start to get angry as you listen, guys what? You are probably the mark.By the way, if you like the content of the podcast, make sure to leave me a review on your podcast app and make sure to subscribe to the podcast so your phone automatically downloads each episode.

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• How to Know if Someone (A Politician for Instance) Is Manipulating You Part 1 of 3

  The Presidential Elections of 2024 are next month. And every election year, politicians make a lot of promises and demonize the other candidate. In 2020, just for fun, I did a series on How to Manipulate People and the Signs of a Con Artist. If you recall, in 2020, there was a ton of political speech, social media, new reports, and the like that, in retrospect, was entirely false.So, just for fun, I decided to study the topic. (Since I'm in the meeting business and no one was meeting in 2020, I had nothing better to do anyway ;-)That short series became the most downloaded series of the entire podcast. It also caused more hate comments on my social media channels than any other topic I've ever presented. When I created the original content, I was very careful not to try to alienate anyone by just poking fun at one side of the political spectrum. (I was equally critical of both sides, lol.)But what happened was fascinating. As I used real-life examples from politics (from both sides), people listing would say...I knew that other guy was manipulating people! You are so right. Then, when I pointed the finger at the other candidate, they'd say, "This guy is so wrong."It only gives more evidence to the fact that we are all being manipulated every day of our lives. And the only reason we accept it is, is because we believe in the ideology of the person who is manipulating us.So, as you listen to this series, set your emotions aside. And in the instances where I deliver a piece of evidence and your blood starts to boil from anger, pause the recording. Or, from the opposite perspective, in situations where you totally agree with the example I give, pause the recording.Ask yourself, "Why am I reacting this way?" There is a good chance that somewhere along the way, the people you are interacting with, the politicians that you are listening to, or the media where you get information has been using these techniques on you.So, don't shoot the messenger. The goal of the series is to encourage you to see and hear the techniques while they are happening to you so you can make better decisions.

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