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August 6th, 2015

Something Every Parent May Want to Consider When Interacting with Their Child

By: Sheryl Wilde

Charles Darwin. Rosa Parks. Chopin. Bill Gates. Eleanor Roosevelt. Albert Einstein. Warren Buffet. Do you know what all of these […]

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August 5th, 2015

Silence is Not Always Golden

By: Michelle Adams

(from the L.E.T. book by Dr. Thomas Gordon) (This Blog is a continuation from the one posted on July 27th.) We can […]

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July 28th, 2015

Did You Just Roadblock Me??

By: Georgina Watson

Perhaps you’ve heard of the “Communication Roadblocks”. Did you know that our founder, Dr. Thomas Gordon, created them? They are […]

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July 27th, 2015

Communication Tips for Helping Others

By: Michelle Adams

(from the L.E.T. book) Door Openers After a person sends a brief opening feeling messages such as: • “If it isn’t […]

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July 20th, 2015

How to Have a Collaborative Team

By: Bill Stinnett, Ph.D.

The success of a management team will depend greatly on the leader’s skills in (1) fostering open and honest communication […]

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July 14th, 2015

When to and When Not to Active Listen to Your Children

By: Georgina Watson

(Excerpted from the P.E.T. Participant Workbook) Active Listening is a powerful tool for helping children express and work through problems […]

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July 13th, 2015

Are You a Helicopter Leader?

By: Michelle Adams

(from the L.E.T. book) On becoming the leader of a group, few people seem able to resist the temptation to […]

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July 8th, 2015

Congratulations! You’re a Leader…NOW what?

By: Michelle Adams

Frank Long was elected president of his service club. At about the same time, Stacy Lathrop was appointed supervisor of […]

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June 23rd, 2015

Bill Gates – Raised by a P.E.T. Father

By: Georgina Watson

Interview by: Andrew Serwer of Fortune Magazine (from their archives) “It’s certainly a unique father-son relationship. The man who created […]

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June 23rd, 2015

Bulldog Leadership: A Warrior’s Way

By: Sheryl Wilde

“Warriors are not what you think of as warriors. The warrior, for us, is the one who sacrifices himself for […]

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