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wsRadio Interview on The Importance of Thinking Agility in Every Area of Business

Listen to Ann Herrmann-Nehdi speak on the importance of thinking agility in every area of business - including sales performance. These two 12 minutes interview segements are courtesy of wsRadio, the worldwide leader in internet radio, based out of San Diego, CA.

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Thinking Agility at Swisscom

Ann Herrmann-Nehdi speaks from Berns,Switzerland at Swisscom. Swisscom is applying Whole Brain® Thinking throughout their entire organization, from teams to their customer experience. Never before has it been more important to adapt our thinking in our changing environment. Whatever country you're in, thinking agility has never been more critical than it is today.

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"Top Sales Interview" Podcast: Ann Herrmann-Nehdi Discusses How to Navigate Today's Sales Challenges

Jonathan Farrington, Owner and Founder of Top Sales World, recently chatted with Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, CEO of Herrmann International, as part of the Top Sales Interviews series.

In this conversational style interview, Ann shares background on her work with Herrmann International and discusses how sales professionals can learn to get better results in today's noisy environment by applying what we know about thinking and the brain.

She explains how an understanding of thinking preferences helps sales professionals navigate complex waters and increase the speed and depth of connections they make with customers — giving them a distinct competitive edge in today's challenging world.

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Atlanta Sales Talk Radio Interview: Whole Brain® Thinking Strategies to Improve Sales Results

On an episode of Atlanta Sales Talk Radio, Herrmann International's CEO, Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, and VP of Sales, Orin Salas, discussed the secrets highly successful sales leaders, teams and organizations are using to manage today's complex sales challenges and outthink the competition.

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How thinking preferences impact communication, learning and performance
Practical tips, based on what we know about thinking and the brain, for accelerating skill development of your sales team and improving their performance on a faster curve
How to apply the Whole Brain® framework to optimize your entire sales organization, from processes and training to leadership, coaching and customer interactions
Best practices from leading organizations such as IBM, Coca-Cola and Ultimate Software

Better Thinking for Career Advancement

Job search coach and networking expert Lori Davilla interviews Ann Herrmann-Nehdi about how individuals can harness their full brainpower for career advancement and maximum speed and performance in the workplace.

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Learning 2010: Leading in "The Era of And," with Ann Herrmann-Nehdi

As a speaker at Elliott Masie's Learning 2010 Conference, Ann Herrmann-Nehdi recorded this brief audio segment previewing her session and her upcoming book, "The Era of And," an exploration of the latest research on the brain's impact on performance and productivity, and how these concepts can be applied to develop effective leaders in a rapidly evolving world.

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ACA Interview with Ann Herrmann-Nehdi

Listen to Herrmann International's CEO, Ann Herrmann-Nehdi in a podcast interview about her keynote at the American Creativity Association's International Conference.

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Video

In these brief video learning nuggets, Ann Herrmann-Nehdi explores how you can get better results in all areas of performance through Whole Brain^® Thinking. As a management expert for AthenaOnline, Ann contributed these videos to AthenaOnline's SmartByte™ Library of Leadership & Management Advice.

Four Specialized Thinking Clusters	Understanding the four areas of the brain to help you become more effective.
Dealing With Drifting	How to deal with drifting in communication. Four ways to help your listening skills.
Building A Pathway To The Future	Using creative methods to help you create a life plan.
Crazy Ideas	How crazy ideas can be used to solve any problem.
Conflict Resolution	How to approach conflict resolution between people with different thinking styles.
How To Sell Your Ideas	How to prepare a pitch and be prepared for all types of people.
Daydreaming As A Tool	Why daydreaming is a good use of your time.
A Shortcut To Problem Solving	The four questions to ask when trying to solve a problem.
Defining Your Problem	The importance of defining a problem before trying to solve it.
The Mental Aspect of Decision Making	Four different areas to think about before making a decision.
Challenging Assumptions	Why challenging assumptions can help develop creative solutions.
Metaphors: Why They Work	How to use metaphors to help build your thinking and communication skills.
Mentally Unstuck	Six steps to get unstuck. Using methods to help your thinking.
Breaking Existing Mindsets	A discussion on personal change initiatives and how you can make them more successful.
Dealing with Stress and Pressure	What happens to you when you are under stress? How does it impact your workstyle and affect those around you? Ann Herrmann-Nehdi discusses what the research has shown and what it means for you.
Leadership DNA	What makes a leader? Ann Herrmann-Nehdi discusses some of the research findings and what they mean to you.
Confronting Workplace Differences	How can you better deal with differences in other people? According to Ann Herrmann-Nehdi you shouldn't. Instead stretch your mind and learn to embrace the differences.
Four P's for a New Position	Ann Herrmann-Nehdi gives four keys tips for helping you as you enter a new role in your organization.
Work Alignment for Performance	How can you improve performance? Ann Herrmann-Nehdi says to start by looking at your own job and how it might be restructured to better meet your interests and needs.

On-Demand Webinar: Learning That Gets Results – A Toolbox for Agile Thinking

In this on-demand webinar for Training Magazine Network, Ann Herrmann-Nehdi shows you how to build your thinking agility to break through the noise, make sense of shifting requirements, quickly adjust your approaches, and put together the best solutions for your learning challenges.

Participants in the live session called this the "best webinar I have attended through TrainingMag" and a "super presentation." You won't want to miss out on this valuable content.

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Learning That Gets Results in a Complex World: A Toolbox for Agile Thinking

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Build Your Thinking Agility

Ann Herrmann-Nehdi shared how the need for thinking agility has become the rallying cry in today's VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) world. Organizations are depending on managers and emerging leaders who can be flexible, adaptable and adept at simultaneously managing diverse, evolving objectives, priorities, people and strategies without sacrificing results.

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Creative Thinking and Innovation

View this recording of an IEEE Webinar presented by Ann Herrmann-Nehdi to learn practical tools and techniques for improving process and team dynamics to maximize creativity, generate innovative ideas and reach breakthrough solutions.

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Carte Blanche Video

Watch this highly engaging video to see great real-life examples of Brain Dominance in action. The South African news program, Carte Blanche, did an in-depth story on the Whole Brain model applied to education and how it relates to couples and families.

Challenge Assumptions

Watch this video by Ann Herrmann Nehdi to learn more about how challenging your assumptions can change the end result.

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