How to Communicate Employee Expectations Effectively
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Jamie Walters
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Seven Tips for Finding a Great Mentor
A good mentoring relationship allows both mentor and mentee to develop new talents and build self-awareness. In business settings, the mentee can become m... Read more
Meetings 101: Was That a Good Meeting, or a Bad One?
Many organizations have been swamped by information overload. Contrary to popular opinion, you can indeed have too much of an otherwise good thing. Inform... Read more
How To Uncover Employee Potential
People designated as leaders because of their actions, rather than title alone, know that their success is measured by the success of their employees. Suc... Read more
10 Tips for Avoiding Burnout and Inviting Balance
Breathe deeply - Have you ever noticed your breathing when you' re feeling stressed or moving at warp speed? It' s probably shallow and ... Read more
Tips For Turning Your Vacation Into A Mini-Sabbatical
The term "sabbatical" was originally used in relation to Sabbath, a day of rest. Then, in reference to a sabbatical year, which is a release from normal t... Read more
How Can Your Group Shine (Especially During Tough Times) ?
There's a certain type of small-business owner or small-enterprise leader who stands out among the grow-at-any-cost organizations, those "maximum profit f... Read more
A Crash Course in Communication
Recently I heard someone say, "Communication is easy." I disagree. Talking is easy; communication, which means an exchange or communion with another, requ... Read more
Do as I Say: Quick Tips for Masterful Communication
Watch your language. You may use metaphors to offer something your audience can relate to -- a common thought or feeling. But many... Read more
Six Coaching Strategies You Can Apply in the Workplace
Whether on the gridiron, in the boardroom, as part of a project team, or as a personal or professional counselor, all coaches use similar tenets and tools... Read more
Turning Time to Your Advantage
You've heard it before -- "So much to do, so little time." And you've probably heard about the man on his deathbed who bemoans how he chose to spend his l... Read more
Can A Small-Business Owner Take A Sabbatical?
Many business owners toil for years before feeling like they can take a week or two away without checking in regularly via e-mail or telephone to monitor ... Read more
Authentic Leadership: Looking in the Mirror
Authenticity, according to Webster'sDictionary, is being genuine. Genuine,suggests Webster's, means not being ahypocrite. And to be a hypocriteis "to feig... Read more
When Your Corporate Story Becomes " Old Shoe"
Defining moments of a business become the bedrock of corporate lore and help shape a firm's culture, motivate employees, personify the company vision, and... Read more
The 4-1-1 On Constructive Criticism
Being critical is easy, and offering criticism seems easier still. Yet constructive criticism - - the more refined and effective brand of critical feedbac... Read more
When Do You Lie? Strategies For More Authentic, Respectful Communication
Lies come in all shapes, sizes and colors. (Ever heard of flat-out, teensy or white lies?) The effect that lies have on their recipients is as varied as i... Read more
Four Tips for Navigating Cash-Crunch Times
With a weak economy and uncertain prospects, many companies -- large and small -- are urgently looking for more of two things: customers and cash flow. Read more
A Great Way to Spark Creativity
A strategy for jump-starting your creative brain-power Read more
Building Rapport with Different Personalities
When it comes to personalities, no one clicks with everyperson on earth - that's what makes interactions sointeresting (and sometimes frustrating).
Encourage Self-Appointed Ambassadors to Tell Your Story
Beyond the machinated public-relations plugs and news bites, there's a band of people who can -- and will -- genuinely advocate for your business and its ... Read more
10 Tips for Communicating Change
While organizational change requires more than 10 tips, here are 10 key things to keep in mind when planning, announcing, implementing, and communicating ... Read more
When Expectations Cause Conflict
If we could figure out what' s going on internally when typical workday stress occurs, most of us would see that there' s a conflict between what we perce... Read more
Want to Be More Effective? Learn to Listen
Are you a poor listener? Let's hope not, but you'd be the exception, not the rule. Listening well leads to better relations... Read more
Layoffs, Morale And Right-Communication
Lower-than-expected earnings reported by one publicly-traded company after another have led to a year of stock market dips, rolls and dives - with the acc... Read more
Feedback That's More Productive, Less Painful
Giving and receiving clear, constructive feedback requires courage and skill. And it's essential to building the relationships you need to motivate peak p... Read more
Bring New Life to Your Vision Statement
There is noeasy recipe that guarantees a successful vision-in-action. It's an organic process, not a once-a-yearevent. You can only be willing to try vari... Read more
Seven Tips for Finding a Great Mentor
A good mentoring relationship allows both mentor and mentee to develop new talents and build self-awareness. In business settings, the mentee can become m... Read more
Align Your Actions with Your Words
Do you sometimes feel that others receive your communication differently from the way you intend it? Do your discussions have a different effect than you ... Read more
Get Your Point Across without Being Rude
Have you ever found yourself saying, "Well, I was just being honest"? This is a classic communication issue: The speaker and listener have drastically dif... Read more
Work through Writer's Block
The basic act of writing seems simple to most: Put pen to paper or fingertips to keyboard. What foils many would-be authors? The defining elements of cont... Read more
Making Peace with Passive-Aggressive Communicators
Situation: A passive-aggressive is driving you crazy. You find yourself at the mercy of a passive-aggressive (P-A) coworker who is... Read more
Mindful Observations Make for Better Recollection
Note-taking and note-making are two approaches to writing down the essentials, as might be the case in a meeting or interview. The difference is that usua... Read more
Powerful Questions Can Have a Powerful Effect
Questions can be one of the most effective communication tools available to us. Strong relationships, strategic plans, award-winning collateral, and the m... Read more
Cure the Sick-Meeting Ills
Many people dread meetings for being time consuming, pointless, and boring. The primary reason for meetings is to share or brainstorm information o... Read more
Courage: Tap Greater Potential and Thrive Through Challenges
Now is the time to act in a way that creates the positive momentum needed for a dynamic 2002. Now is the time for courageous leadership and conscious action. Read more
Is There a Place for Independent Spirit in Corporate America?
Entrepreneurs are typically regarded as independent spirits or mavericks in their industries - charging full-bore toward risks, exploring, testing, trying... Read more
Why Dot-Coms Failed (And What You Can Learn from Them)
Headlines are rife with the tally of dotcoms that have "dot-bombed" or are in a downward spiral, not to mention the associated financial losses and human ... Read more
Tools for Boosting Communication Effectiveness
Communication and organizational development tools are the fodder of many intellectual discussions. However, without action, they collect " mental dust" a... Read more
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