We all know solid communication is one of the most important aspects of flourishing relationships and business encounters. Yet, how many communication problems still exist in our personal and professional worlds? For most of us, the answer, sadly, is, "Too many." It's up to each of us individually to take responsibility for our parts in the communication conundrum and ask ourselves…
As leaders struggle to motivate people to get along with each other, work smarter and be more productive, they often fail to develop the most critical ingredient to success. Curiosity is the spark that ignites motivation and drive and leads to improvement in engagement, innovation and productivity. In Peter Senge’s The Fifth Discipline, he says the real barriers to collaboration and…
Do you ever find yourself endlessly mentally replaying situations in which you wish you’d performed differently? You wish you hadn’t said that dumb thing. You wish you’d volunteered for that project that’s now winning accolades. You wish you’d spoken up. You wish you hadn’t dropped the ball with that potential client. Overthinking in this way is called rumination.…
When thinking about how to develop in our careers, most of us tend to focus on promotions, projects, courses, certifications. We seek out expanded roles, more senior titles, extra money. We overlook one very key piece of the learning puzzle: proactively surrounding ourselves with people who will push us to succeed in unexpected ways and, in so doing, build genuinely rich, purposeful lives of…
If you can, talk with your boss. If you can’t, it’s important to know your rights. We’ve all had our share of difficult bosses. Those who micromanage to death and those who pay no attention at all. The experts who lack basic communication skills and the sub-proficient who love interacting with employees. But how do you determine when your boss…
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