Tag: communications

  • 8 Tips to Develop Your Active Listening Skills

    Simply stated, the only way to exceed the expectations of others is to  actively listen to their needs.  Whether we want to admit it or not, in the middle of our dialogues, we are often distracted and are thinking of what we want to say. 

  • When Your Boss Just Won’t Listen

    t is very frustrating when you talk to your boss and he or she won’t listen. Your repeated attempts at getting your thoughts across fall on deaf ears and you don’t feel respected or valued. If this is a problem you face at work, then you might need to change your approach to communicating…

  • 3 Amazing Ways to Open Your Next Speech

    by DAVE MAC (LinkedIn) It’s 3.07pm Friday afternoon. Mr Pickles from accounting has just finished setting up the projector. His first slide burns brightly on the wall behind him…

  • Getting Promoted into Management – Are You Ready?

    by Margaret  Wood   Posted 4/12/2017 Congratulations! You’ve Been Promoted You have finally arrived! Your boss has just offered you your first promotion into Management! Your emotions are running wild–you are excited, joyful, and overwhelmed–all at the same time. This is what you wanted and worked so hard to achieve.

  • Navigating Emotional Minefields When Giving Performance Feedback

    As a supervisor, it is absolutely necessary that you provide your employees with performance feedback. And the process is often challenging and uncomfortable. After all, it is not easy for everyone to criticize others. That said, you can’t avoid it…