Creating the Space
Creating the Space Watching the Emmy’s the other night, I noticed a very different dynamic. Julie Garner’s acceptance speech (and not...
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“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
George Bernard Shaw
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John McLean Dix
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
Record It!
I’ve been conducting workshops on leadership development, soft skills improvement, project management, change management, strategic...
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John McLean Dix
- Jul 29, 2020
- 2 min
The Virtual Producer
They have been called “hosts”. They have been called “moderators”. They need to be “producers”. As the workplace turns virtual and the...
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John McLean Dix
- Mar 3, 2020
- 1 min
The Dishwasher’s Wisdom
As a professional dishwasher for more than six years, I know what it means when you are at a restaurant and see that dish machine...
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John McLean Dix
- Feb 20, 2020
- 1 min
The Green Effort
Last week, I had the wonderful honor to work with my local township, with members of several local "green" committees. We came together...
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John McLean Dix
- Mar 27, 2018
- 2 min
Rejection is a Ball
I’ve been thinking about it all wrong and maybe you have too. Getting that rejection notice thusly bringing the interview process to an...
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John McLean Dix
- Feb 12, 2018
- 1 min
Feedback- do something with it!
I can’t say enough great things about a little BYOB restaurant in Yardley, PA called Charcoal. Food is out of this world great, always...
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John McLean Dix
- Jan 17, 2018
- 2 min
WAKE UP, Virtual Trainers!
As a corporate trainer, facilitating mostly in the live classroom, for the past fifteen years, I find myself in the virtual classroom...
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John McLean Dix
- Nov 29, 2017
- 1 min
Let's Have Some Fun at Work
You know what I do when I want to have fun? I go to work! Yes, you read that correctly and if you can’t agree with that statement, then...
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John McLean Dix
- Oct 6, 2017
- 3 min
The Sailboat Story- a lesson in navigating your business Chapter Five
The Sailboat Story- a lesson in navigating your business Using the analogy of a sailboat for creating insights into how businesses...
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John McLean Dix
- Oct 6, 2017
- 2 min
The Sailboat Story- A Lesson in Navigating Your Business- Chapter Four
The Sailboat Story- A Lesson in Navigating Your Business- Chapter Four Using the analogy of a sailboat for creating insights into how...
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John McLean Dix
- Sep 12, 2017
- 4 min
The Sailboat Story- A Lesson in Navigating Your Business Chapter Three
Using the analogy of a sailboat for creating insights into how businesses operate and how to plan your journey. As we continue our...
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John McLean Dix
- Sep 5, 2017
- 3 min
The Sailboat Story- A Lesson in Navigating Your Business- Chapter Two
Using the analogy of a sailboat for creating insights into how businesses operate and how to plan your journey. As we continue our...
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John McLean Dix
- Aug 29, 2017
- 4 min
The Sailboat Story: A Lesson in Navigating Your Business
The Sailboat Story: A Lesson in Navigating Your Business Your business is like a sailboat. By considering the parts of a sailboat and its...
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John McLean Dix
- Mar 9, 2017
- 2 min
Excitement at Work
I am not so sure who benefits more from our daily walks in the park, my dog, Spenser or my “self”. Right in our back yard, we have the...
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John McLean Dix
- Feb 16, 2017
- 2 min
Why not take a PAUSE or an Aspirin
For a decade or so, I have been teaching communication skills, verbal and written. Although each requires unique skills, both share...
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John McLean Dix
- Feb 9, 2017
- 1 min
UpSkilling
I have been doing a lot of work lately under the category of “upskilling”, Funny word, isn’t it? As a training and development...
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John McLean Dix
- Feb 9, 2017
- 2 min
UpSkilling
I have been doing a lot of work lately under the category of “upskilling”, Funny word, isn’t it? As a training and development...
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John McLean Dix
- Mar 2, 2016
- 1 min
What’s the shelf life of a training program?
Is there a measure similar to a “half life” for training programs that measure when it’s time to dispose of the waste? So often as I talk...
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John McLean Dix
- Jun 30, 2015
- 2 min
Joe Knows
A lesson in problem solving that I learned while working as the food service director at a large, very successful,...
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