Effective Communications Tips for Success – Body Language
These tips are specific actions you can take to improve or fine-tune specific skills. In time and with patience, you should observe a measurable improvement in your presentation skills. Body Language • Make yourself approachable. Smile. Make eye contact. Act “naturally” rather than stiffly or exaggeratedly. • Move with purpose. Avoid jerky, quick, or repetitive […]
Know-It-All Attitude Fails to Know It All
If you think you know it all, then you probably don’t…and won’t. Here’s how to overcome a know-it-all attitude. Hint: Print and leave on the table of someone who does!
Workforce-Workplace Trends for 2019
Read the workforce & workplace trends predicted for 2019 by The Herman Group, and suggestions for staying ahead of and managing these trends.
Gratitude Advice from 400 Years Ago: Good for Building Happy Business Teams Today
What do William Bradford (1623 AD, Plymouth Colony governor), George Washington (1789, First U.S. President), and Abraham Lincoln (1863, 16th U.S. President) have in common from which you can learn today? Discover the business case for how gratitude, as a centuries-old concept, can lead to business growth today and into the future. READ THE FULL […]
Belonging Bests Bonuses: How Successful Companies Attract, Engage, and Retain Their People
If you think bonuses and creative perks are what attract, engage, and retain employees for the long-run, this might change your thinking. Short-term perks may motivate near-term, yet creating a culture that enables your people to feel safe, like they really belong, and that they truly contribute to each other’s – and your organization’s – […]
Use Improv Principles to Run a Good Meeting and Not Offend Co-Workers
Twice within a few weeks we’ve come across articles that encourage using improvisational skills – interpersonal skills learned and practiced in comedy classes – to run good meetings and avoid offending co-workers. There must be something to this! 1. Some of the skills identified in THIS ARTICLE include: Start with a warm-up activity. Use “plussing” […]
Five + One Books for Your Leadership and Executive Bookshelf
One of the most-effective ways to stay on top of business and people trends at your own pace is to read. We can’t imagine that you are where you are today in your business and career success without reading books, listening and viewing media, and taking advantage of professional development opportunities. To add to your […]
More Than Ideas Get Stolen: Holiday Season Safety Tips – Parking Lots and Shopping
So, this may not be a business tip per se, yet these are tips for you and your family to avoid “monkey business” when you’re shopping and visiting friends during the holiday season. Here are five tips to keep more than your ideas from being stolen over the holiday season. Avoid distractions. Stay alert. Back […]
Avoid The Top Four Mistakes Bosses Make When Making Decisions
Decision-making is one of the primary interpersonal skills related to emotional intelligence that bosses, managers, leaders, and executives must master to be effective as organizational leaders. THIS ARTICLE from the Wall Street Journal identifies the top four mistakes that leaders make when they ask their people about their ideas and then make decisions about implementing them. […]
Coaching & Delegation Tips
Communicate clearly. Listen with full concentration on what is said. What is the underlying message? Periodically relay back what you think you have heard to be sure you understand. Remove distractions. Make eye contact and observe body language. Be quiet. Avoid jumping to conclusions. Pause before responding. Involve the person you coach in identifying […]