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Andy Cox helps his clients increase their success in hiring,retaining and developing the right people in the right jobs;in managing and implementing change; in defining and developing the Personal Skills, Attitudes and Behaviors necessary for organizational and personal success, and in improving communications and productivity. Andy founded Cox Consulting Group in 1995 after extensive executive experience in Fortune 500 companies in sales, labor relations, organizational development, profit center management and administration.

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Overcome the Wall Through Worthy Goals
The Wall and worthy goals go together. Notice how the Wall only appears on the truly important, demanding, stretch goals? The goals that spell real progress, real success and real accomplishment? The Wall saves itself for the really important things. Read
By: Andrew Cox | 01/07/2008 | Self Improvement
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Turn Negative Expectations Into Positive Outcomes
How often do we let negative expectations create negative results? If you're like me, it's more often than I like to admit. And yet, when I work to overcome negative expectations and project positive behavior, I am pleasantly surprised. Things end up better than I expected. What I've learned is to spend more time on positive behaviors, and less time trying to dwell on the reasons for negative expectations. Read
By: Andrew Cox | 29/06/2008 | Self Improvement
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Qualities of Resourceful Leaders
Resourceful leaders get more done with available resources than less resourceful managers. It results in outcomes that far exceed expectations. It What are the qualities resourceful leaders share - regardless of position within an organization? We asked our clients - here's what they identified as eight essentials for resourceful leaders. Read
By: Andrew Cox | 27/06/2008 | Business
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How to Increase Your Personal Energy
Successful people have an energy about them. It's one of their most valuable resources. We asked many of the most successful people we know where they would put energy on the scale of requirements for success. All placed it in their top three. How do they get and maintain their high level of personal energy? Read
By: Andrew Cox | 07/06/2008 | Self Improvement
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Organizational Silos - How to Deal Effectively With Them
I was driving through dairy country in Virginia, and the silos at every farm reminded me of a client I was working with at the time - a successful manufacturing company undergoing change. They had organizational silos - much tougher to deal with than the ones on the farm. But they do share certain characteristics. Read
By: Andrew Cox | 25/05/2008 | Business
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Eleven Ways Leaders Create Focus
Focus is a key Personal Skill of leaders. The ability to bore into the most important things and stay attentive and focused on them, and continue that behavior as a means of solving problems, contacting prospects, writing a report, preparing a presentation, doing an analysis, maximizing the value of a meeting, is key to success. Focus maximizes time - it results in more being done in less time. Read
By: Andrew Cox | 23/05/2008 | Self Improvement
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Ten Ways to Ensure Your Goals are Leading You to Success
Success,energy, passion and commitment are created by success - success at accomplishing the goals we have set for ourselves, and the goals that others have set for or with us. Nothing is more powerful than accomplishment. At the same time, our goals can work against us. Read on about ten ways to make sure your goals work for your success. Read
By: Andrew Cox | 15/05/2008 | Self Improvement
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How to Create Survival Tools for Tough Times
Tough times are a big part of what makes us successful, as survivors and leaders. Getting through them effectively and positively depends on how we treat that space. Our personal survival tools go a long way to getting us through tough times. Some may call them coping tools - they're much more than that. We're talking about tools to help us stay positive and focused and optimistic. Read
By: Andrew Cox | 01/05/2008 | Self Improvement
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Five Ways to Gain Self - Knowledge - Key to Success
Accurate self knowledge is the key to successful relationships. Notice the use of accurate? Who you think you are and who others think you are is often very different. The closer our understanding of our own behaviors, attitudes and personal skills is to how others perceive us, the better our chances for success - in anything. Read
By: Andrew Cox | 30/04/2008 | Self Improvement
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Ten Key Questions - Renew Commitment or Seek New Opportunities?
So much is written about finding the right job, the right relationship, the right career. Little is written about how to know when to stay committed to the present course or seek new opportunities. Knowing when to move on - look for new opportunities, relationships, and challenges - is critical to success.Use the ten key question sets to make the best possible decision for you. Read
By: Andrew Cox | 23/04/2008 | Self Improvement