The Origins of the 7:38:55 Rule in Communication Skills
Communication Skills are a workplace staple. From formal organisational meetings to casual brainstorming sessions, individuals comprising a team cannot do away with public speaking. At some point, one...
View ArticleMemory Skills: Forget about Forgetting
Memory skills are crucial in carrying out specific business tasks which are grounded in key organisational principles and procedures. Especially for leaders who normally serve as sponge for all sorts...
View ArticleFive-Point Model for Successful Senior Management
In the 1983 book by Robert Levering, entitled The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America, the author pointed out the significance of ethics in relation to leadership and senior management...
View ArticleInfluence and Persuasion: Lessons from Barack Obama
A public speaker’s job is not limited to the delivery of a good speech. In fact, that is only half of the task. Whether orators succeed or fail in their message delivery depends greatly on how the...
View ArticleHow to Maintain Tenacity in the Midst of Turmoil
Tenacity is the ability of employees, leaders, and the organisation they belong to and represent, to rise above critical challenges that can potentially jeopardize the viability of a business....
View ArticlePeople skills: Theoretical or Practical?
In today’s fluctuating economy, deciding to invest in an asset is not entirely the easiest decision for business stakeholders. These apparent assets could easily turn into liabilities like a rabbit out...
View ArticleTwo Motivation Styles: Encouragement vs. Intimidation
A manager’s preferred leadership style can be easily and adequately determined by observing specific scenarios. Picture a pre-meeting environment wherein team members immersed in challenging...
View ArticleAccountability: Antidote to Poor Business Operations
In an interesting study conducted in a Californian prison, the focus group consisting of inmates were questioned as to the reason why they were incarcerated. Responses came in different forms of an...
View ArticleAdvanced Communication Skills for Beginners
Advanced communication skills are an acquired competency. In order to master this know-how, incessant practice and reliable coaching is required. Genuine communication is comprised of many delicate...
View ArticleCrisis Management Avoidance from an Expert’s Point-of-View
Crisis management was one of the major discussions in the recently concluded Quarles & Brady LLP Fifteenth Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium. Among the standout presentations during this...
View ArticleTips to Improve Empathy Skills
Although empathy skills originate in the right side of the brain, it is not entirely an emotive character trait. Empathy, in its very essence, is a crucial building block of any type of human...
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