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Sep 2025
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Bonus Friday: Working with Difficult Peo...

Kim Nicol
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273. Create Psychological Safety (Plus an Announcement)
First: There's a great story about how to create psychologically safe teams in Amy Edmondson's book, " Right Kind of Wrong."https://amycedmondson.com/books/Next: The podcast will be on pause for a bit. I'll be speaking at ATD's Core4 conference this fall, and at a few other event ... Show More
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272. Two Ways to Increase Your Influence
A big part of being a manager is communication -- it's how you build relationships with your supervisor, your direct reports, and your peers. It doesn't matter how well crafted your message is if the other person doesn't receive it. You can increase your influence by:Paying atten ... Show More
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271. Identify and Eliminate Filler Words
Want to become a more powerful speaker? This one thing will help: identify and eliminate filler words....After the EpisodeJoin the next Communication Strategies for Managers:https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies~Free download: Make Feedback Meaningfulhttps://maven.c ... Show More
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