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Active Listening IS Active

Posted on February 15, 2010July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

Most people would probably consider themselves to be active listeners. We think because we have a general idea of what […]

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Making Different Choices

Posted on February 8, 2010July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

As people all over the country read my book, “Understanding Other People: The Five Secrets to Human Behavior,” the feedback […]

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Please Understand Me!

Posted on February 1, 2010July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

Frequently in my consulting and coaching work I use a behavioral tool called DISC (Dominance, Influencing, Steadiness and Compliance), which […]

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Accepting Other People

Posted on January 25, 2010July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

You can’t change other people. Most of us know this instinctively, yet we often can’t help but try to change […]

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Clear Communication: Tell Me What You Really Think!

Posted on January 18, 2010July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

As a certified behavioral analyst, I work a lot with the DISC tool (Dominance, Influencing, Steadiness and Compliance) to help […]

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Assume Positive Intent

Posted on January 11, 2010July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

Anyone who is familiar with NLP (NeuroLinguistic Programming) has probably heard the phrase, “assume positive intent.” It comes from NLP […]

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Everyday Learning

Posted on January 4, 2010July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

One of the things I write about a lot, and focus on a lot in my own life, is playing […]

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Want to be Watchful? Take a Lesson from the Cat

Posted on January 3, 2010July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

It isn’t easy for most of us to step outside of ourselves and truly observe what’s happening in life and […]

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Err on the Side of “Nice”

Posted on December 28, 2009July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

In my work dealing with difficult people, I stay tuned in to the people and situations where someone behaves in […]

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When Difficult People Don’t Communicate

Posted on December 21, 2009July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

I am often reminded, as I go through my day, how many life learnings there are in each and every […]

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