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Decoding Communication: How Your Behavioral Style Effects Team Communication

By Whit Mitchell

It is estimated that 90 percent of communication is nonverbal. Just imagine what you could “hear” if you were actively “listening” and watching for all of the nonverbal clues!

Effective communication is in large part about mastering the art of listening, but when are we ever taught how to effectively listen? It’s not a class that is offered in school. I bet that no one has ever taken a course on listening. Read More

The Person Who “Made” UNH Crew

by Jack Calhoun

When Whit Mitchell was an undergraduate at UNH he had a profound impact on the program. He actually never rowed at UNH, he was the coach for 4 years, from his Freshman year through Senior year. Whit had rowed at the South Kent School in South Kent, Connecticut before coming to UNH.

The fact is that without Whit stepping up at beginning of his Freshman year, UNH rowing could easily have stumbled into oblivion. Whit was a tireless advocate for rowing at UNH, and for 4 years he was UNH Rowing’s greatest advocate. Whit and a few others of us never took no for an answer, and a few administrative antics by the officers of the UNH Crew Club assured our long-term survival. Read More

Mending Fences with Coworkers

By Whit Mitchell

Conflict at work is common, and often inevitable. The workplace brings together people with different ideas, backgrounds, passions, motivators, communication styles and priorities. Quite often these aspects don’t align between everyone on the team, and even when they do align, misunderstandings and conflict can arise.

There are many causes of conflict at work, such as lack of clarity in responsibilities, poor job fit, values being violated, inflated egos, disrespectful colleagues, and poor leadership. Read More

Our Focus: The Four Pillars of Business

In this short video our Core Team gives you some insights into the four pillars that Price Associates focuses on. They discuss the importance of each pillar and its impact on your organization.

Whit Mitchell | Speaker Reel 2017

Using his 30 years of experience coaching athletes, corporate executives and business owners, along with his own life-changing personal experiences, Whit weaves a winning combination of storytelling, humor and down-to-business action points. In doing so, he inspires people to examine their behavior and challenges them to do and be more. Whit speaks on team dynamics and development, accountability, performance, and job fit.

Coaching & Developing Others

Our guest is Whit Mitchell, who is an executive coach and team builder with Price Associates. Whit is also a professional speaker and the author of Working In Sync. Whit talks about the different types of coaching, and what works best depending on the person and the situation. Why coaches should help their people get better at what they are already doing well, and neutralize the weaknesses, instead of focusing on them. Three things you can do to improve your coaching ability.

How to Spot and Fix Employee Disengagement

By Whit Mitchell

Employee disengagement is bad for business. Every manager knows that. But do you know just how bad? A recent Gallup poll estimated that “disengaged employees cost the U.S. between $450 billion to $550 billion each year in lost productivity.”

Not only that, but a staggering 70% of American workers are not engaged at work!

Employees disengage for a variety of reasons: Read More

Overcoming Adversity Through Self-Reflection

What are the barriers or buoys in your life right now? How you deal with adversity will be instrumental in how you live your life. All of us have had disappointments, failures, misgivings, and tragedies during our time on this earth; others deal with smaller things that are big obstacles in their work or personal lives.

Whether you’re dealing with great pain or trying to navigate a smaller buoy, know that when you reach out to others, you are not a burden. Don’t deny others the joy of helping you. It takes courage to admit and seek counsel, but you know you will impact others by taking the first step. Read More

It’s All About Teamwork

Our guest is Whit Mitchell, who is an executive coach and team dynamics specialist with Price Associates. Whit is a facilitator for The Complete Leader, a speaker, and the author of Working In Sync. Whit talks about his early career as a rowing coach, and his views on teamwork based on a pivotal sports moment in his young life. He spells out the steps to help teams work better together, questions to use to measure the health of a team, and assessments that can help people recognize their own behaviors and the behaviors of others. Whit also gives three actions to start improving teamwork today.

Ways to Deal with a Bad Boss

By Whit Mitchell

Most of us have had an experience with a bad boss at some point in our careers, or know someone who has. Bad bosses can seem more common because they tend to stick out in an organization.

Bad managers can be a high cost to an organization. Often a bad boss will drive away several good employees before anything is done about it. Read More

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