Michelle Gnida – Dale Carnegie Training

Do you ever find it difficult to keep it simple? A common business conversation of mine might sound like “Hi! 2 quick ideas. Well, huh, actually, 3. Or…ok… 5? Yes, 5 quick thoughts we need to cover.”
Luckily, I recently learned the Pythagoreans believed 4 to be the perfect number. There are-

4 leaves in the Four-Leaf Clover – Hope, Faith, Love and Luck
4 Primary Elements – Earth, Wind, Fire and Water
4 Seasons
4 Cardinal Points – North, South, East and West
4 Nucleobase found within DNA
4 main Gospels
4 Phases of the Dale Carnegie Leadership Experience

This Blog will embrace the number 4! Each month will present 4 key ideas and each week we will take a deeper look at one of the 4 key ideas.

Judge Less Talk More

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021michellegnidaLeave a comment

Isabel showed me the amazing results of Judging Less and Talking More. She often sees leaders who are new to her team approach her with a problem without getting to the point directly. They try to ‘soften’ it up a bit, afraid of a bad consequence. Her approach? She will say, “Just say it so Read More …

4 Ways to Be More Honest

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021michellegnidaLeave a comment

What would look like if we all had a nose like Pinocchio? How many growing noses do you think you would see at work? How about at a tailgate for a football game? At a bar? He he he. How about your nose? Did you REALLY read all the terms and conditions? Are you ‘fine’? Read More …

Action #4 – Consistently Face Your Fears!

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020michellegnidaLeave a comment

Have you ever noticed how OBVIOUS the answer is in movies? Have you ever said “NOOO! Don’t do it!” or waved your arms “STOP!”. Even if this is true for you, we often miss the obvious in real life. Why don’t we see the win-win solution? My guess is, fear messes with our observations, and Read More …

Action #3 – Get To Know

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020michellegnidaLeave a comment

It was in the early 90’s during a Dale Carnegie Leader in You session. Everyone was paired up to practice a tool that’s helps leaders get to know each other on a deeper level. Once everyone had their partners, the group started looking around and silently communicating with each other through eye contact. It turns Read More …

Action #2 – Be Grateful

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020michellegnidaLeave a comment

Gratitude drives effective collaboration Andy looked up from reading Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and said “Steely-Eyed Mission Man. That is what they called the engineers when they solved a big problem. Jim Lovell believes one of the negative impacts of losing the funding for the Apollo Missions, was losing their amazing, collaborative team. They Read More …