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Darryl Armstrong
Author, Between The Tracks
Facilitator - Behavioral Psychologist
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Dealing with Difficult People – Moving to more private space
When dealing with any personality and attempting to resolve a situation it is always best to remove the person from their source of...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Jun 7, 20111 min read
Dr. John Byrne’s Two Preventative Steps – Dealing with Difficult People
Dr. John Byrnes in his book Beyond Conflict notes that the two most important preventative steps we can take in preventing conflict are:...
L. Darryl Armstrong
May 31, 20111 min read
Building Ownership in Your Organizations
Seventeen years ago, I started my own business, L. Darryl ARMSTRONG and Associates Behavioral Public Relations. I have not had a 40-hour...
L. Darryl Armstrong
May 19, 20111 min read
Hiring and Keeping Good Employees
Most of us know that Donald Trump is good at firing people. If you have ever watched The Apprentice, I suspect that at times you have...
L. Darryl Armstrong
May 14, 20111 min read
Helping Leaders to Be Successful
Once a leadership evaluation system is in place, we must focus on helping our leaders be as successful as possible. Highly effective...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Apr 20, 20111 min read
Holding Leaders Accountable
When asked, leaders invariably tell us they need help in setting specific goals and identifying tasks and skills that lead directly to...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Apr 5, 20111 min read
Leadership practices
Most companies still don’t standardize their leadership best practices. They may have dozens of ways to interview and hire, solve the...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Mar 22, 20111 min read
Stopping the We/They in Organizations
Just what is the we/they phenomena? Simply, it is when we are working within an organization and we make ourselves look better at the...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Mar 3, 20112 min read
“Making the Rounds” – Walk Around Management
Making ‘The Rounds” to Improve Team Performance It is the skill of the leader that makes the difference when developing teams and...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Feb 24, 20111 min read
The Leaders Approach to Developing a Successful Organization
The leaders in your organization, Quint Studer author of Results That Last notes, should meet one-on-one with each of their employees to...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Feb 17, 20111 min read
Robert Gibbs, The WH and NASA – Who is Telling the Truth?
Chilton, Wisc. — Words do matter. Once again we are seeing the consequences of not getting on and staying on message or trying to change...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Jul 12, 20101 min read
The “Leaders” Decision-making Process
A recent situation at the Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville, Kentucky shows how when team members understand that it is okay to assume...
L. Darryl Armstrong
May 5, 20083 min read
8 Steps to Finding and Hiring the Right Employees
Here is what you must do to find the right fit between you and the employee. First, look and interview for “attitude,” which is reflected...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Jan 28, 20083 min read
Put a Client’s Fears to Rest Before Beginning Work on the Project
Be sure to identify the fears that prospective clients have about working with you. It takes some effort, but they will be reluctant to...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Jan 13, 20081 min read
Help the Client See You as a Source of Value and Not a Threat
(My apologies to all – the post I sent out last night had some spelling errors that have now been corrected. This happens when I write it...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Jan 11, 20082 min read
VCA Greater Savannah Animal Hospital Gets Golden Eagle Award
Tybee Island, Ga. — There is probably nothing more traumatic for a pet owner than to be on vacation and have their beloved pet get sick....
L. Darryl Armstrong
Dec 13, 20072 min read
How to Handle Conflict and Tension with a “Driver”
So now you know you have a “driver” personality and/or management style person you need to deal effectively with — how do you do it?...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Oct 28, 20071 min read
Identifying “Driver” Personality and Management Styles
So you think/feel that your boss, your significant other, or your employee is a driver. But how do you know that they are drivers? Well,...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Oct 24, 20071 min read
Understanding Personality Styles: The Secret To Your Success In Getting Along with Challenging Co-wo
By H.J.D. Stimpson – Special Correspondent Behold the salesman stereotype-the smooth-talking glad-hander wearing a flashy tie, white...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Oct 19, 20076 min read
A Mutli-part Series: Part 2 – An Assessment of Larry G. Hincker, University of Virginia’
I suspect that when Larry G. Hincker joined Virginia Tech in 1989 he never conceived of the possibility that he would one day be the...
L. Darryl Armstrong
Sep 7, 20074 min read
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