A 90-Minute Workshop for Top Managers Managing our own stress in times of crisis while being respectful, understanding, genuinely interested and helpful to others in their times of crisis. The workshop is facilitated in context with Dale Carnegie’s human relation, worry, and stress principles. Format can also be delivered as a conference call or in…
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Dale Carnegie Digest: Top 5 Blog Posts of 2019
Thank you for making Dale Carnegie Training part of your self-improvement journey! In 2019 we published over fifty articles on public speaking, leadership, and soft skills, and the following five were the most popular amongst our readers. Stay tuned for 2020 and a whole new set of content that will help you to achieve your…
Five Ways to Hone Happiness
It’s perplexing that the U.S. has never ranked in the top ten on the World Happiness Report given that it is one of the richest countries in the world. The rankings are based on data from the Gallup World Poll which uses the “Cantril ladder” metric. Citizens are asked to envision a ladder with their “best possible life”…
Three Tricks to Make This Year’s Goals Stick
How do you keep going when you’re ready to give up on your goals? According to U.S. News, roughly 80% of Americans give up on their resolutions by the second week of February. Perhaps you’re disappointed with your performance thus far and want to throw in the towel. Instead, try these three tips to achieve this…
What’s Your Praise-to-Criticism Ratio?
Criticism is hard to swallow for many people. Turns out it’s even harder to undo. Dr. Gottman and Robert Levenson started studying the difference between happy and unhappy couples during the 1970s. They discovered that the key factor between the two is the balance between positive and negative interactions. They computed a “magic ratio” of…
Five Steps to Achieving Your New Year Goals
Setting goals for the New Year? Since 92% of people who set goals never actually achieve them according to StatisticBrain.com, follow these five steps to increase your odds of success. 1. Reflect on the past year. Before setting New Year goals, it’s wise to have a baseline by creating a ‘year in review.’ What did you accomplish…
This is our time…Right now! The Servant Leader
Overcoming odds, doing what others might believe is impossible, executing successfully, then telling the story is inspirational. Why? Because many of us get discouraged by what seems to be an impossible task as even those close to us have their doubts. This causes us to question ourselves and our abilities. For most of us, our…
It’s Time to Re-Work Your Work-Life Balance Beliefs
Do you ever feel that your life at work and at home, is all work? You may find yourself doing only the things you must do at work rather than spending time on something about which you are truly passionate—and then you get home and feel the same way. While this lifestyle may have purpose, it…
Four Ways Strong Friendships Benefit Your Health
We do much more than, ‘Get by with a little help from our friends,’ as sung by the world-famous Beatles and Joe Cocker. In the spirit of gratitude for friendship, here are four scientifically proven ways these social bonds positively impact our health and happiness. 1. Squash stress levels. Spending time with friends can help decrease your…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time—to Grow Your Network
If you’ve never seen the Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning best musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, I highly recommend it. The hysterical Broadway hit centers on a former window- cleaner’s rise from the mail room to Vice President of Advertising thanks to some quick, key connections he makes on his very first day….