19 Jul 2022 | Communication skills
As a manager, the pressure to have all the answers looms large. It’s either a pressure driven by time – it’s just easier to give the answer and move the issue along quicker. Or, it’s pressure driven by responsibility – being in a position...
12 Jul 2022 | Communication skills
As a participant in a thought leadership program a few years ago the key lead facilitator once said, “No one cares and they’re not listening.” “That’s a bit harsh … actually, ouch, that’s really harsh!” I thought. But...
12 Apr 2022 | Communication skills
Email ping pong. Waiting on a decision … only to find the decision maker hasn’t even been briefed about the request or asked. Assuming the team are hard at it on project X, when they are actually breaking their necks to finish project Y. Do any of these,...
8 Mar 2022 | Communication skills
“Let’s have more meetings” … said no one ever! What are your meeting pet peeves? Have a read through this list and ask yourself which ones annoy you more than others. Rambling opening comments and introductions Too much chit-chat before...
14 Sep 2021 | Communication skills, Self Leadership
You and I would no doubt agree that without good communication skills we can land ourselves in all manner of trouble. Survey after survey ranks communication as high priorities; from a LinkedIn survey, communication ranked number one: Self-leadership sounds like an...
8 Jun 2020 | Communication skills, General Productivity
When I was in high school we read Macbeth and the assignment we had to submit had three parts. I wanted to do a great job with the presentation of my assignment, I stained the paper with tea and coffee to age the paper, I wrote my assignment in calligraphy and I even...
