Tag: Communication
Why We Should Say “No”
A good friend of mine recently shared a secret with me. When I asked her how she managed to stay so calm, cool and collected, she told me it was something she learned years ago that has helped her both professionally and personally. She learned to say “NO”. Personal ObservationsRead More
The Art of Persuasion: How to Hone Your Influencing Skills
The art of persuasion, of influencing the people around you, is a vital skill in the workplace. Without it, you’ll simply be ineffective. Sure, you can bend people to your iron will, or get people to do what you want with compulsion, manipulation or coercion, but at the cost ofRead More
Listen Up! 10 Great Tips for Better Listening
“I like to listen. I have learnt a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.” – Ernest Hemingway Whenever I am in the middle of a discussion, I try not to talk too much and always listen to the person conversing with me. But sometimes all of thoseRead More
How to Deal With an Obsessive Compulsive Co-worker
Oh boy! It turns out I have something in common with one of my favorite authors, David Sedaris: he too was an obsessive-compulsive child. I would rather have in common with him a list of successful books but (for now) I’ll live with this. As humorous as I find Sedaris’sRead More
A Happy Thanksgiving: Connect By Disconnecting
I hope you’re not reading this blog at the Thanksgiving table. Come on. Don’t you have anything better to do? Like being thankful and being with family? Okay, maybe you’re not. But I bet you’re tempted to check your email while everyone slips into a tryptophan coma. While you’re at it,Read More
BridgeURL: An Innovative Tool to Share Multiple Sites
How do you go about sharing a bunch of interesting sites with a friend? Sure, you can always copy paste the links in your email. But that’s not the most convenient and productive way to do it. Your friend wouldn’t want to click through each of them either — especiallyRead More