Category: Leadership Development

  • Business Skills That Play an Important Role at Home and at Work

    When you think of business skills, things like effective communication, number-crunching, and management likely come to mind. However, these are not the only areas where a bit of expertise comes in handy…

  • Yes, Pronouncing Other People’s Names Correctly Does Matter

    Especially if you value dignity, respect, and inclusion. BY JEFF HADEN@JEFF_HADEN (Reposted with permission) Before Coming to America, before The Arsenio Hall Show, long before Coming 2 America, Arsenio Hall was a sometime panelist on The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, a game show whose one-year run was about a year too long. As Dave Holmes points out, the only notable thing about the show…

  • Turning Good Employees into Great Leaders – The Practical Way!

    By Liliana Chitnis 1/30/2021 3:00PM Employee development is a combined effort of both the employee and the employer. Great managers constantly aim to groom their employees for leadership roles. As they say, leaders aren’t born; they are made. Guidance and experience can transform an average employee into a great leader.  Leadership development is thus composed of…

  • 100+ Icebreaker Questions for Interviews

    CAREER CONTESSA EDITORS  This article first appeared on Careercontessa.com.  JULY 10, 2019 The right icebreaker questions can be great for interviews. There are many illegal questions, make sure that you are not crossing dangerous boundaries.   Icebreaker questions are more than small talk. These are targeted questions that usually require a moment of pause to consider—and answer. Typically, icebreakers yield…

  • 10 Ways to Be a Better Speaker and Listener

    People who are poor listeners will find few who are willing to come to them with useful information. Good listeners make it easy on those to whom they want to listen. They make it clear that they’re interested in what the other person has to say.