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Understanding Others Doesn’t Mean Talking About Ourselves

Understanding Others Doesn’t Mean Talking About Ourselves
This is an odd title, I know. But let me explain…
There are times when we’re in conversation with a colleague, friend or family member and, as we’re listening, we …

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Top Tips to Boost Your Professional Reputation
Top Tips to Boost Your Professional Reputation

by Tony Jacowski
Boosting your professional reputation typically depends on many professional and character traits. Below are some the tips that you can immediately implement for success:
Dependability
You are indispensable to your employer if you have problem-solving …

It’s Not What You Say, It’s The Way That You Say It
It’s Not What You Say, It’s The Way That You Say It

by Martin Haworth
Sometimes in business there are constructive ways you can develop your people and ways of saying things that will only contribute to their decline.
How will you do it?
“OK, so what’s happened? … Well, …

Developing Good Management Skills
Developing Good Management Skills

by Ann Halloran
You have finally come into your own and landed a management job and now you want to develop good management skills. Obviously, you have already exhibited some skill to get where you are. …

Business Leaders – Here’s a Simple Communication Strategy to Improve Employee Performance
Business Leaders – Here’s a Simple Communication Strategy to Improve Employee Performance

by Skip Weisman
In a recent leadership workshop participants were asked to share all the things their peers, subordinates and bosses do that drive them crazy and make their jobs more difficult. Two full flip-chart pages …

Improving Team Performance and Morale – 4 Tips on Dealing With Lazy Team Members and Shirkers
Improving Team Performance and Morale – 4 Tips on Dealing With Lazy Team Members and Shirkers

by Mark Buchan
A Definition
If you type in “responsibility” into your word-processor’s thesaurus, what do you get for the first synonym associated with responsibility? In mine it is “blame”. This was a bit worrying for …

Understanding the Types of People You Work With
Understanding the Types of People You Work With

by Nishant Bhaskar
The first step to unlocking a door is to locate the key hole. Quite obvious! Well then, the first step to deciphering the art of effectively dealing with people at work is to …

Can A Manager Be Too Nice?
Can A Manager Be Too Nice?

by Carole Hodges
Effective management skills result in highly productive and motivated teams. Leading a team is a learned skill but one that can be aquired with some thought and effort.
Having a great manager can boost …

People Skills – Are They Born or Made?
People Skills – Are They Born or Made?

by Robert Tanner
Managers usually are promoted for their technical skills. Having technical skills does not mean one has people skills, however. Organizational turnover, poor morale, absenteeism, organizational conflicts, worker sabotage, and worker indifference are …

How to Maintain and Retain a Happy and Motivated Team
How to Maintain and Retain a Happy and Motivated Team

by Caroline Cooper
Skills necessary for effective management include understanding the many ways to motivate people. There are plenty of demotivators at work that can be easly eliminated using the information in this article.
Having a happy, …

Acknowledgement: A Leadership Tool That’s Easy to Learn and Hard to Beat
Acknowledgement: A Leadership Tool That’s Easy to Learn and Hard to Beat

by Alan Roby
Alan Roby describes below one of the important skills managers require to be an effective leader. Improving management skills on a daily basis ensures a continually better working environment – for you and …