Important Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor By Szifra BirkeMarch 14, 2017articles, interviews, money conversations, skill buildingadvisors, allocation, asking questions, avoidance, brokerage, brokers, commissions, conflict of interest, contests, dentists, difficult conversations, executive coaching, fee only, fees, Fiduciary, firms, Gavin Morrisey, incentives, Jay Livingston, John Oliver, lawyers, Money, portfolio, Simple Steps to Change, standard, suitability, Szifra Birke Read More
Is Your Financial Advisor Working in Your Best Interest? By Szifra BirkeJanuary 30, 2017articles, media-feature, money conversationsadvisors, asking questions, avoidance, brokerage, brokers, college savings, commissions, Commonwealth Financial, conflict of interest, dentists, difficult conversations, Dodd-Frank, equity, Erisa, executive coaching, fee based, fee only, fees, Fiduciary, Gavin Morrisey, incentive, Jay Livingston, John Oliver, kickback, lawyers, listening, lower cost options, Money, reforms, retirement, RIA, Simple Steps to Change, standard, suitability, Szifra Birke, Wall Street, wealth Read More
Questions Can Help You Listen Better By Szifra BirkeOctober 13, 2016articles, skill buildingamygdala, ask, asking, bias, breath, breathe, coaching, conversation, curious, equanimity, executive coaching, hear, interrupting, Jay Livingston, leadership, listening, management, meaning, misunderstood, question, relationship, relax, respect, safe, Simple Steps to Change Listen, skills, Szifra Birke, teams, threat, understand Read More
How and Why to Bite Your Tongue By Szifra BirkeSeptember 6, 2016articles, skill buildingask, aware, coaching, considerateness, conversation, cues, curious, Deborah Tannen, executive coaching, habits, hear, high, influence, interrupting, involvement, Jay Livingston, leadership, listening, management, misunderstood, practice, progress, question, relationship, reminder, respect, Simple Steps to Change Listen, skills, Szifra Birke, teams, track, understand, wait Read More
Listening Strategy Number 2- Reflective Listening By Szifra BirkeAugust 2, 2016articles, skill buildingActive listening, ask, attention, business, coaching, communication, conversation, entrepreneurs, executive coaching, hear, information, informed, Jay Livingston, leadership, management, practice, profit, question, Reflective Listening, relationships, Simple Steps to Change, skill, strategy, Szifra Birke, teams, understand Read More
Why You Should Listen More Than You Talk By Szifra BirkeJuly 6, 2016articles, skill buildingask, awareness, coaching, conversation, curious, entrepreneur, executive coaching, hear, ideas, influence, information, informed, Jay Livingston, management, misunderstood, motivation, positive, practice, productive, question, relationships, reminder, Simple Steps to Change Listen, skills, Szifra Birke, understand, wait Read More
Easy Strategies for Effective Performance Reviews By Szifra BirkeApril 19, 2016articles, skill buildingaccomplishment, business, coaching, conversations, curious, effective, employee, entrepreneur, evaluation, executive coaching, future, goals, growth, habits, Jay Livingston, leadership, loyalty, management, open, performance, pleasure, profit, project, relationships, results, reviews, Simple Steps to Change, skill, success, Szifra Birke, task, teams, training Read More
Influence, the Wave of the Future By Szifra BirkeMarch 2, 2016articlesadvances, ask questions, athletes, blind spot, business, coaching, common goal. Imagination, communication, contributions, dreams, entrepreneurs, executive coaching, feelings, future, goals, habit, innovation, interactions, Jay Livingston, leaders, leadership, listening, management, priorities, productivity, profit, relationships, respect, results, satisfaction, self-driving cars, Simple Steps to Change, small businesses, strategy, stumbling blocks, success, Szifra Birke, teams, value, vision Read More
Comfort Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be By Szifra BirkeFebruary 10, 2016articles, skill buildingbenefits, brain, business, change, coaching, comfort, dental, discomfort, effective, effort, endurance, entrepreneurs, executive coaching, financial services firms, goals, growing, habits, Jay Livingston, law, leaders, leadership, management, medical, opportunities, performance, productivity, progress comfort zone, projects, relationship, satisfaction, significant, Simple Steps to Change, small businesses, sports, strategies, success, suffering, Szifra Birke, teams Read More
Surprising Problems with Praise By Szifra BirkeDecember 22, 2015articles, skill buildingacknowledgment, Amazing, business, coaching, communication, contributions, demotivate, dental, entrepreneurs, executive coaching, financial services firms, goals, Great Job, habits, Jay Livingston, law, leadership, listening, management, meaning, medical, praise, productivity, progress, projects, reward, satisfaction respect, Simple Steps to Change, sincere, small businesses, specific, strategy, Szifra Birke, teams, value, Wow Experience Read More