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Leadership

One Secret that Guarantees Outstanding Customer Service

As a leader in your organization, are you ever frustrated by the lack of consistency in the customer service your people provide? Perhaps you?ve tried talking to them, but seen nothing more than sporadic improvement, only to slip back into average or subpar interactions with your customers or clients. Allow me to share?what I believe […]

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I Am One Who Will Make a Difference

[blockquote text=’This is a guest post by Stephanie LeBlanc. Stephanie is the practice administrator at TotalCare Hulen in Fort Worth, Texas. She also holds other leadership positions including president of her accounting firm, as well as Project Connect Texas, a non-profit organization she founded to serve the Dallas/Fort Worth community. – Wes Saade, M.D.’ text_color=’#ffffff’ […]

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Do Sensitive Conversations Stress You Out?

[blockquote text=’This is a guest post by Andria Bicknell. Andria is a contributing writer and editor for Aspire. She writes about recovering from the effects of perfectionism on her own blog,?Type A Plans B. Andria draws her leadership experience from ministry, business and home. – Wes Saade, M.D.’ text_color=’#ffffff’ width=’95’ line_height=’undefined’ background_color=’#aaaaaa’ border_color=’#dba400′ show_quote_icon=’no’ quote_icon_color=’#dba400′] […]

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How to Make Discussing an Issue, Not an Issue

Strong relationships have one thing in common: Discussing issues is never really an issue. How can you make this a reality? Think about the best relationships you have ever had. Chances are you did not have a hard time diving deep into sensitive subjects. Right? One way to measure the health of your relationships at […]

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The Danger of Becoming Too Focused

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Personal vs Professional

For many years I drove 40 minutes to see my dentist, Dr. Mary Cloin, in Arlington, Texas. There were many other dentists much closer to where I lived. So, why did I drive that distance? I felt a personal connection with him and his staff. They knew me. Over the years, this question always comes […]

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Eradicate Mob Mentality at the Conference Table

[blockquote text=’This is a guest post written by Andria Bicknell. Andria is a contributing writer and editor for Aspire. She writes about recovering from the effects of perfectionism on her own blog,?Type A Plans B. Andria draws her leadership experience from ministry, business and home. – Wes Saade, M.D.’ text_color=’#ffffff’ width=’95’ line_height=’undefined’ background_color=’#aaaaaa’ border_color=’#dba400′ show_quote_icon=’no’ […]

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Is Venting Really a Good Idea?

Someone or something really frustrates you. But your immediate response is to say nothing. On the inside, however, you are thinking, how can this be? It happens again and again. For whatever reason, you continue to withhold a response. And then one of your closest friends walks into your office. It has become unbearable. So […]

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How to Deal with Difficult People

You know who they are. When you see them coming down the hall, you try to hide. You are always on alert when they are around. They drain you emotionally. They deplete the energy of the team. And we have all had them as leaders. So how do you effectively deal with difficult people? There […]

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A Letter Home

In this post, I will share a more personal message than what I usually write. At age fifteen, I immigrated to the United States of America. I wish I had kept a diary of the day I arrived. I only remember one thought from that day 23 years ago: how clean the streets were. Home […]