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Destructive Floods and Leadership

AndrewBlog1 commentChange, change leadership, donna highfill, highfill performance group, influence, leadershipMarch 22, 2010

It was 1986 in Roanoke, Virginia, and the flood gates were getting ready to break. Literally. I worked downtown at a bank, and I looked out the glass doors and saw the pouring rain that had been pounding us for…

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Elephants, Riders, and Change

AndrewBlog1 commentChange, change management, donna highfill, highfill performance group, sales, story tellingMarch 15, 2010

“Once you break through to feeling, though, things change.” – Switch – How to Change Things When Things Are Hard Chip & Dan Heath I stood in front of a group of top investment sales people – all of them…

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What My Lemonade Stand Taught Me About Change

AndrewBlog2 commentsFebruary 17, 2010

We had a great sales roll-out, and everybody seemed really excited about it. However, at the end of the day our results didn’t change – so we’re going to try something new! As a consultant, I hear a million different…

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Undercover Boss Shows Power of “Soft Skills”

AndrewBlog2 commentsChange, employee motivation, motivationFebruary 8, 2010

Undercover Boss on youtube Since I couldn’t seem to move after the Super Bowl last night (too many chips), I decided to watch the new television reality show “Undercover Boss.” I’m glad I did. For those of you that missed…

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Part 2: Everything I Learned About Change I Learned as a P.K.

AndrewBlog3 commentsbehavior change, ChangeJanuary 26, 2010

Last week I blogged about my life as a preacher’s kid, and the lessons I learned about change under the guidance of a father who helped struggling churches recreate themselves. Revisiting the past has been like opening the doors of…

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Everything I Learned About Change I Learned as a P.K. (Preacher’s Kid)

AndrewBlog9 commentsChange, salesJanuary 18, 2010

I just spent an entire week in a dark house, cuddled under a blanket, visited by the flu fairy (and, believe me, there was nothing fun left under my pillow). Too tired to even read, I spent a lot of…

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Influence: Connect before you Convince

AndrewBlogNo commentsbehavior change, Change, sales, story tellingJanuary 7, 2010

I attended a seminar once with several high-level leaders speaking on influence. They were to share how they achieved good sales results. I had my little notebook ready, my pen poised to jot down great thoughts, and my mental adrenaline…

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Sally Field & My New Year’s Resolutions

AndrewBlogNo commentsbehavior change, Change, GoalsDecember 29, 2009

I just ran into a friend of mine who quit smoking December 25th. Now she wants to lose twenty pounds by March, secure a new job, and find her dream guy. Do I think this is realistic? No. Do I…

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Elves, Stories, and Sales

AndrewBlogNo commentssales, sales consultant, sales trainingDecember 14, 2009

I was looking back on past holidays recently, realizing that any holiday that provokes intense emotion is also filled with fascinating, memorable stories. Today I offer a holiday story, and how I might use that story to influence someone else…

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How Stories Can Make Us Dance

AndrewBlogNo commentsDecember 9, 2009

“Every living person is a partial revelation of the truth.” — Ghandhi I love this clip from the television show “The Office.” This is about Pam and Jim’s wedding – two employees of a small, slightly irrelevant paper company in…

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