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Business Communications Skills Tip – Words Have Power
How are your words shaping your world? The words we use impact not only those around us, but our own well-being and ability to deal with challenges. The current challenges
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Business Communications Skills – Tip – What is Important to You? Tasks or Relationships
What is important to you – tasks or relationship? It can be so tempting to focus on the many ‘tasks’ we want to complete. Yet, the quality of our lives
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Want to Stand Out In Virtual Meetings? 5 Communication Habits That Will Help You Succeed
In today’s climate of frequent virtual meetings it’s as important to be able to communicate well online as it is in person. After all, succeeding in your career is about
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W.A.I.T. – Why Am I Talking?
W.A.I.T… Why – Am – I – Talking? I love this acronym! It reminds me to consider what I’m saying and whether its the right thing to say in the
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Business Communication Skills Tip – Be Aware of Bad Listening Habits
Be Aware of Bad Listening Habits As a leader, how can you show your team that you value them and respect their ideas? Listen to them. Most leaders have good
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Business Communication Skills Tip – Consider the Listener
Consider The Listener Speaking without first considering the listener, is like throwing words into the wind and hoping some of them might be caught. If we first stop to consider
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Seven Steps to Kicking Career Destroying Communication Habits
The Bad – And The Good The bad news about communication habits is that they are ingrained and we do them without even being conscious of it, the good news
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Be Real, Be Human In Your Communication
As I opened a new bank account some time ago, the young woman serving me was efficient and professional and we proceeded through the process quickly. That was until she
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HR Insights into Communication Challenges – and What To Do About Them
As an external coach and trainer, I’ve spent the past fifteen years or so supporting leaders to communicate more effectively. In doing this I’ve noticed common challenges that leaders face
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Business Networking – Love it or Hate it?
If you love business networking, you’re probably in the minority. I haven’t got any official numbers on how many people love or hate this ‘thing’ we need to do in