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What do you hear beyond words? Research shows 95% or more of communication of an emotional nature is nonverbal. How do you tune in? The best questions foster understanding, spark innovation, diffuse negative conflict, and build influence – Spiral Daily poses one...

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What would it be like to have a ‘standing up’ meeting? I bet the meeting will be more productive and short! Try it and let me know. The best questions foster understanding, spark innovation, diffuse negative conflict, and build influence – Spiral...

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What if today you minimized talking and focused on listening? It is amazing what you hear when you aren’t talking! Hide those teeth today, hold your tongue! Can you do it? The best questions foster understanding, spark innovation, diffuse negative conflict, and...

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If your words were a utensil, would you be: A knife cutting A fork poking A spoon blending or something else? As a child, I heard frequently, ‘Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me.’ This is so NOT TRUE! The best questions...

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What if you held eye contact 2 seconds longer than usual? Let me know! The best questions foster understanding, spark innovation, diffuse negative conflict, and build influence – Spiral Daily poses one question each work day. If you’d like to receive this...

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What do you do when you make a mistake? Know that you are human and learn from it.  Fix it if you can. If it doesn’t matter much avoid calling attention to it.  The detail people reading this know what I am referring to! The best questions foster understanding,...