Tag: Communication
How to Avoid Office Conflict
Have you ever had to manage conflict at a job? When I was eighteen and fresh out of high school, I was offered my first job in which interacting with coworkers was a requirement. I didn’t have much of anything to compare the experience to, but I sensed early onRead More
5 Tips for Creating Trust at Work
Trust is probably the most important aspect of creating a harmonious and efficient workforce. If employees feel secure and trust you and your company, they will work to ensure it thrives. There are two stages to success: creating trust and maintaining it. These must be established through example, with theRead More
How I Learned to Negotiate
I grew up with a group of brilliant and strong women all around me, but they all struggled with something I think a lot of people deal with — they could not negotiate. And neither could I. My mother’s a professor with a science Ph.D. One grandma was a doctorRead More
3 Tips for Conducting Large Scale International Employee Training
With employees wearing more hats than ever in the workplace today, it’s imperative that proper training sessions be implemented. Workers in the 21st century are expected to show bigger results with fewer resources, know more with less educational opportunities and work faster with less time. Basically, the more skills youRead More
5 Reasons No One Wants to Join Your Meetings
If we were on Family Feud and the category was Things People Complain About at Work, I would be willing to wager a hefty amount that Meetings would take the top spot. Just the word “meeting” can get people’s blood boiling and quickly raise the tension in a room. OriginallyRead More
9 Qualities of Amazing Public Speakers
Speaking in front of a large group can be turn many people into a bundle of nerves, but if you are out to make an impact for the greater good, then avoiding public speaking isn’t an option. You have to channel all of the inner courage locked inside of you.Read More
5 Ways to Engage Your Employees
Failing to engage your employees is an unforgivable mistake. Employees who are not engaged in the company can feel less important, and employees who feel less important don’t care as much about their jobs. Creating the spirit of engagement in the work environment will strengthen many spokes in the company,Read More
5 Ways to Talk Politics at Work
“Don’t hug a boa constrictor” is absolutely good advice that you should always take. “Pull the rip cord” is also solid guidance. “Don’t talk politics at work” is pretty good advice in some ways. Yet, democratic nations pride themselves on affording freedoms, including the freedom to express oneself. Having andRead More