by admin | Mar 23, 2020 | Business, Change, Growth, Leadership, Personal Growth, Professional Development
We don’t like to hear when people have bad things to say about our work or even ourselves. It triggers something within that raises our defense barriers. We make excuses for why we did what we did. But, when used correctly, criticism can be a great tool to help you...
by admin | Mar 23, 2020 | Change, Communication, Growth, Leadership, Personal Growth, Professional Development
Do you talk too much? It’s an honest question? OK, let me rephrase the question… How would you rate your listening skills at work, home? How would someone else rate our listening skills? Listening is a HUGE component of effective communication.Listening is an art that...
by admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Business, Change, Communication, Growth, Leadership, Personal Growth, Professional Development
People often ask me about my speaking ability. I tell them I’ve been speaking since I was 5 years old. I spoke at church, at school, in community programs, family events. I’d become quite the orator at a young age. My mother was an educator so speaking at a very young...
by admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Change, Growth, Leadership, Managing, Personal Growth, Professional Development
These ten commandments of human relations aren’t original to me, and I don’t remember the source. At the same time, they don’t go out of style or out of date if you are a leader in an organization. Everyone in your organization must imbue their...
by admin | Mar 9, 2020 | Business, Communication, Growth, Leadership, Managing, Personal Growth, Professional Development
Generating ideas is a scene in meeting rooms around the world every day. A problem has beenidentified and a group has gathered to solve the problem. When ideas are needed, the groupdecides to brainstorm. And all too often this exercise leads to a shortlist of...
by admin | Mar 9, 2020 | Business, Change, Communication, Growth, Leadership, Managing, Personal Growth, Professional Development
How flexible are you? Really, we all like what we like and we like to think that we are flexible in our thinking and actions but if we get honest with ourselves, how flexible are you really and does your answer affect your success?There is nothing more stifling to...
