Articles

In addition to the articles listed below, Dr. Gaddis has authored a series of Communication Booster Shots which appear weekly on the Center for American Nurses Web site. Click here to visit the Communication Booster Shot archive.

Effective Meetings:
How To Take Your Next Meeting From Worn-Out to Wow!

Pump Up Your Self-Discipline Muscle
by Flexing Your Will (and Won't) Power

Positive, Assertive "Pushback" For Nurses

The Power of Positive Nursing

Ego-Boosters vs. Ego-Busters (for Healthcare)

Changing Your Faulty Filter

A Cure for I'm Sorry Syndrome

A Cure for Interrupting Others

Busting Phrases

Diagnosing Chaos Addiction

Emotive Language

The Four-Second Rule for Improved Communications

Heart Healing Phrases

How to Cure a Pessimistic Outlook

How to Get the Upper Hand: Prescriptions for a Great Handshake

Just Ask Mary

Planting Positive Seeds

Planting Seeds of Greatness

A Prescription for Getting What You Want

Prescriptions for Effective E-mail

Prescriptions for Effective Listening

Prescriptions for Improving a Poor Self Concept

Prescriptions for Listening at Meetings

Putting a Positive Spin on Evaluations

Talk Smart: Prescriptions for Improving Your Phone Skills

Words to Use, Words to Lose

More Words to Use, Words to Lose

A Prescription for Worry Warts

Evolution of the "She-Sees"

See Yourself in 4-D: How to Use Appreciative Inquiry to Ignite Positive Change

The Communications Doctor Offers Remedies For
11 Things That Hurt Women's Career Success

8 Ways to Show Speaking Skills in a Meeting

Tips to Alleviate Pre-College Anxiety

Resilience

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