Subscribe to one of Pat Wiklund's Electronic Newsletters		...leveraging the strategic power of soft skills® Reprinting and Reposting Taking Charge When You're Not in Control Articles Getting Others to Change Changing how we do work is quicker and more effective when we work together to make change happen. Use these five steps when you need to change...or need to ask someone else to change. Scheduling for Results Are you in the same boat with all the rest of us? More to do than your calendar can handle? Use these tools to schedule for the results that matter. Linking Everyday Behaviors to Your Purpose What's the best use of your time? Motivate yourself to get all the not so fun things done by linking them to your big picture goals. Don't Poke Holes in Your Net Are you networking and not connecting? Make sure you aren't making these mistakes in your networking. Getting Your Organization Back on Track Follow these steps to getting your organization back on track so you can do your work smoothly and more effectively. Coming to Terms With Your Industrial Strength Difficult Person Call it bad vibes, gut reaction, instant dislike, or hitting a major hot button. Truth be told, there are just some people we don't like, don't want to associate with, and want to avoid. But you can see yourself more clearly and detach yourself from upsetting feelings you get when you are around these people. Choose to take charge of your feelings. Conflict at Work, Don't Take it Personally Conflict at work is inevitable. But you can step back, stop avoiding, solve the problem, and prevent future conflicts. Who Me? Difficult? Yes! You! We all like to think we are easy to get along with. But, chances are, someone will find you a challenge. Are you looking for who's right or what's right? People Reading in Real Time How do you quickly size up a new team member, or an internal customer, and then shape your approach to his style? How do you read new colleagues in real time, and then use what you've discovered to help you be more effective and productive together? Selling to Difficult People Seeing someone as difficult gets in our way of our selling effectively and their buying wisely. Put into action your preparation and practice, and make the sale. Build Your Own Board of Experts Have your own advisory board: a shadow board of directors which complements the real experts you know and rely on. Let a Subordinate Solve It! Conventional wisdom states that effective change comes from the top. Make a situation where everyone can win, and change is accepted and not forced. Reprinting and Reposting An electronic version of these articles is available if you wish to reprint or repost one of them. Please contact Dr. Pat Wiklund for permission to reprint, and to see if there is a royalty required for reprint. If permission is granted, we request a hard copy of the publication in which the article appears. We request you include Pat's bio at the end of the piece, along with contract information, and preferably, a photo. We'll happily supply a 5x7 black and white or color photo if you can use it.