It’s a common dilemma in the workplace: You see something that you know can be improved upon, but you keep your mouth shut out of fear of reprisal or jeopardizing your career. But is this the right mindset? What if your observations were implemented and it resulted in saving the company money while making your…
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Hurricane Sandy Victims Need Your Help
I don’t normally digress from posting the great business- and personal development-centric information that Dale Carnegie Training of Central & Southern New Jersey is famous for, but today we’re going to make an exception. You see, over the past several days I joined my fellow New Jersey residents as we watched Sandy come up the…
Begin With Praise and Honest Appreciation
Dale Carnegie knew that approaching someone with praise and honest appreciation was a sure way to avoid a confrontation. In his legendary book, “How To Win Friends and Influence People,” he tells the story of Dorothy Day of Garden City, Long Island: Mrs. Day was to give a luncheon to a small group of friends….
Forget Trying to be Someone You’re Not
Don’t waste a second worrying because you’re not like someone else you admire—you’re not supposed to be him or her! You are something new in this world, and never before since the beginning of time, has there ever been anybody exactly like you; and never again throughout all the ages to come will there ever…