Category: VDI

Chief Harry Dolan, Coach Bob Lindsey, Gary Klugiewicz, Uncategorized, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence, Vistelar

Chief Harry Dolan’s 24 Hour Rule

Hi Everyone, Please go here (link also listed below) to read a great Vistelar post by Gary Klugiewicz about Harry Dolan’s 24 Hour Rule.  I concur with what Coach Bob Lindsey says in his comment.  The 24 Rule is so very helpful, and so very useful, in helping us to manage ourselves in both our professional and personal lives. If you haven’t yet visited the … Continue reading Chief Harry Dolan’s 24 Hour Rule

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Empathy, Gary Klugiewicz, Uncategorized, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence, Vistelar

Doctors Lose Empathy the Same Way Police Officers Do

Please see this great post (link is also at the bottom of this post) from Gary Klugiewicz where he includes a link for a useful Radio Health Journal audio post and a YouTube link.  The post addresses how all Contact Professionals, including Doctors, must take care of themselves to keep their needed empathy intact and functional. Doctors lose empathy the same way police officers do   Continue reading Doctors Lose Empathy the Same Way Police Officers Do

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Conflict Management, Pete Jaskulski, Referee Magazine, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence, Vistelar

Managing Conflict for Sports Officials

Hi Everyone, I remember the days when my wife and I would go to multiple soccer games a week with our son.  I remember all the parents rooting for their kids.  And I remember the few parents who would occasionally exhibit less-than-desirable behaviors with which the referees would then have to deal. Referees have an amazingly challenging job.  Think about it; they must maintain control … Continue reading Managing Conflict for Sports Officials

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300, Dave Young, Exit Strategy, Threat Assessment, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence

The 10/5/2 Rule of Threat Assessment

Everyone please check out this very useful Vistelar post from Dave Young wherein he explains the exceptionally useful 10/5/2 Rule of Threat Assessment.  You can click above to get to the article, and the link is also listed at the bottom of this post. I’ve recently been sharing this Rule with nursing staff.  Home Care nursing staff find this particularly powerful, as it – along … Continue reading The 10/5/2 Rule of Threat Assessment

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Ethical Protector, Jack Hoban, Law Enforcement, Police One, Resolution Group International, RGI, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence

P1 Photo of the Week: Protect life

Please see the photo of the week over at PoliceOne.com It shows Larry Gordon of the Dallas Police Department’s SWAT team talking down a suicidal female. Click above, or here at this link, to go to the Police One photo of the week. Many thanks to all the Ethical Protectors, in all professions! Continue reading P1 Photo of the Week: Protect life

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Body Language, Conflict Management, Gary Klugiewicz, Jill Weisensel, Public Speaking, Showtime, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence

Public Speaking & Conflict Resolution: Common Elements

Please see the article, Becoming a Better Public Speaker: Tips from the Greats. As I was reading it, it became apparent just how many common elements are shared between good public speaking and quality conflict minimization/resolution. Note the section about anxiety, and how we may harness it by accepting and working with it, instead of letting it harness us. In Verbal Defense & Influence (VDI), … Continue reading Public Speaking & Conflict Resolution: Common Elements

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