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Common Workplace Challenges

Virtual Team

New Managers

Silos and Turf Wars

Low Morale

Newly-Formed Team

Innovation

Leadership Succession Planning

Client/Vendor Team

Large Groups

"Overall this theme really resonates with our team. I like how we were able to apply training concepts directly to an actual business challenge. I've encouraged my peers to use AAI to help enhance their teams."

Doug Schmidt
REI

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Client List by Industry

Partial Client List

Accenture

Bank of America

Bayer

Cargill

Caterpillar

ExxonMobil

GE

Genentech

IBM

Jones Day

Masterfoods

McKesson

Merrill Lynch

Microsoft

Northrop Grumman

Nokia

Pepsico

Pfizer

Philips

PWC

Texas Instruments

Time Warner

Wells Fargo

Whole Foods Market

Effective Listening

Expressing our wants, feelings, thoughts and opinions clearly and effectively is only half of the communication process needed for interpersonal effectiveness. The other half is listening and understanding what others communicate to us. Effective communication exists between two people when the receiver interprets and understands the sender’s message in the same way the sender intended it. 

  • Practice empathic listening with an intent to understand, the appreciative inquiry approach to listening, paraphrasing, perception checking and drawing people out.
  • Also address listening barriers like: making hasty judgments, arguing mentally, distractions and failing to connect with the speaker.

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