How to VEER™ Gracefully (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Welcome to fall! Welcome to autumn! In the UK, where I live, the rain is back and it’s getting chillier in the mornings and evenings. It’s a time of change with the leaves turning all shades of yellow and red. […]
Read MoreTaking your PICK™ (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) To all those of you who took a well-deserved break, let me welcome you back! You know, there is an interesting piece of statistics I always think about when it comes to September: September is the month when people make the […]
Read MoreSecrets of Team Effectiveness (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) I am publishing this article just as the Olympics conclude here in London. Did you watch the Games? Or better yet, did you have a chance to go to any of the Olympic venues and be part of that […]
Read MoreOvercoming Presentation Challenges Part 3 (of 3): Structuring your Talk (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) In this third and final article on the topic of presentation challenges, I am turning my attention to how to structure your slides and your talk for maximum impact. The first article was […]
Read MoreOvercoming Presentation Challenges Part 2 (of 3): Delivering Confidently (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) In this second article, I am continuing to focus on presentation challenges. The first article was concerned with overcoming presentation jitters by understanding the three sources of presentation anxiety. If you missed it, you […]
Read MoreOvercoming Presentation Challenges Part 1 (of 3): Presentation Jitters (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) In this article, I am turning my attention to presentations. Presentations have become part and parcel of corporate life, especially in larger organisations and I have noticed that, while a lot of time and […]
Read MoreFinally Being Able to Effectively Delegate! (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) In this article, I am turning my attention to the art of delegation. But before we go any further, let me encourage you to see how well you currently delegate by taking this fun but informative self-quiz! […]
Read MoreKnowing how to Listen is Key to Gaining Influence in the Workplace (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) In this article, I thought I would discuss 3 core principles for effective listening. But first, let’s answer this: why bother listening? 1. When you listen, you learn. If you assume […]
Read MoreThe Art of “Ethical Bragging” (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) In this third and last article on feedback, let me shift my perspective from the manager’s and how to give helpful feedback to the recipient and how to receive feedback constructively as well as make sure that your […]
Read MoreThe Pitfalls of Giving Feedback (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Mistake #1: sugar-coating negative feedback (or the ‘Oreo Cookie’ problem) In the preceding article, I mentioned the importance of setting the scene. One way to get off to a good start is by making a positive comment even […]
Read MoreA Feedback Conversation Unpacked (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) left to Christmas. At the firms I worked at, by now, the annual performance appraisal process was in full gear so in my last three articles for 2011, I will focus on giving and receiving feedback. In this first […]
Read MoreHow Practicing Choice and Gratitude will Help you Stay Motivated (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) In the preceding article, I was discussing Drudgery at work and its boon companion Dejection. With Drudgery, all sense of fun is lost and with Dejection motivation goes out the window. I gave […]
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