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Author :: Don Price  |
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| Article Title :: Lying in America - Fundamental to the Human Condition? |
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| What has happened? Have we succumbed to habitual self deceit and deceit with others out of self preservation, fear, lack of confidence or ego? And if so, what damage do we incur in our personal life and business?Are we truly living in a world that evolves around deceit? It would appear the answer is a resounding yes. Without question it would be extremely difficult to find anyone who has not lied, to themselves or others, almost every day of their life.I suspect that many, who tell the sales person at the department store “I’ll be back,” with no intention of returning, give little consideration to their behavior of deceit or lying.If that was only an isolated in (read full article) |
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| Category :: Workplace Communication Articles |
Author :: Jan Phillips |
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| Article Title :: PowerTalk: 10 Timeless Tips for Becoming a More Powerful Communicator |
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| Part of our evolutionary process is learning how to communicate
more effectively and efficiently. Few of us have had much
training in the matter, and most of us have experienced the
consequences of communication breakdowns. We all know what
doesn’t work, and how badly it feels to be unheard and
misunderstood.I learned how to speak from a man who didn’t know how to listen.
I once worked for a CEO who had no space or time for my emotions
or conversational process—so I wrote an article called “Who’s
Listening?” for a newsletter I created every month. Since I had
been so thrown off guard by his apparent disinterest in the
“whole” me, I was led to question what (read full article) |
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| Category :: Workplace Communication Articles |
Author :: Steve Pavlina |
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| Article Title :: Dealing with Difficult People |
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| How do you deal with difficult, irrational, or abusive people, especially those in positions of authority who have some degree of control over your life?I’ve never met a totally rational human being. Our ability to store and process information is far too imperfect for that. But our emotions are a shortcut. The book Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman describes people diagnosed with alexathemia, the condition whereby people either don’t feel emotions or are completely out of touch with their emotions. You’d think such people would be hyper-rational, but they aren’t. They can’t even function in society. They have no emotional context for deciding what’s important to (read full article) |
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| Category :: Workplace Communication Articles |
Author :: Leanne Hoagland-Smith |
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| Article Title :: Business Improvement Requires Developing Employees With High Work Ethics |
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| In 2000, Ivy Tech of Indianapolis, IN conducted a survey of Indiana employers that revealed that both entry and experienced workers substantially lacked work ethics. This survey is one of many that continue to illustrate today’s workers are not the same as earlier generations and the problem appears to be getting worse, not better.Within today’s workforce, there exists 4 unique generations – Veterans or Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X and the Nexters. These four different generations are more heterogeneous than their counterparts of the mid 1900’s not only by their ethic diversity, but their life experiences especially education.A quick trip to th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Workplace Communication Articles |
Author :: Kathryn Weber |
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| Article Title :: Improve Your Work Relationships |
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| Tips for working smoother and more harmoniouslyAsk anyone and they'll tell you that an unhappy work environment can be one of life's most miserable experiences. It's isolating, it's uncomfortable, unproductive, and it can also block your progress in life. That's because work, like everything else, often relies on good will.That is, the good will of coworkers and bosses alike can help propel your career and business. Likewise, ill will and anymosity can create obstacles to career success and make every day you show up for work a pretty miserable eight-hour (or longer) experience.Fortunately, feng shui offers some techniques for improving work relationships and makin (read full article) |
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| Category :: Workplace Communication Articles |
Author :: Glory Borgeson |
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| Article Title :: Business Communication: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly |
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| If you've spent any time with consultants from large firms
(especially in the '90's), then you heard some of the buzz
words and phrases heard in offices across the U.S.; phrases
such as get our arms around this, paradigm shift,
reinvent the wheel, and any verbing of a noun (such as "incent") was typically heard in many conference rooms.Many of these phrases were not meaningful to those who heard
them. Employees need to understand the phrases of management
before they believe it. And they need to believe it before
they will do something about it.In coaching, a basic question is, "What's important?"
Employees who don't hear or unders (read full article) |
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| Category :: Workplace Communication Articles |
Author :: Jay Stockman |
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| Article Title :: Modular Offices, A Viable Alternative to Conventional Construction |
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| Constructing an office from scratch is a daunting task that brings visions of high costs, weather related delays, and irresponsible contractors. However, alternative construction methods can be employed to lessen this frustration. A modular office, also referred to as a prefabricated construction, is a quicker, and more cost effective method of erecting an office.Basically, modular offices are built in a factory using the same materials utilized for traditional construction. The entire office is not built in one piece; rather it is broken up into individual modules that can be transported to any site. Typically, up to ninety percent of the office is built at the factory; walls, (read full article) |
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| Category :: Workplace Communication Articles |
Author :: Ken Lizotte |
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| Article Title :: Bullies on the Job |
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| What to do about bullies? Fortunately, they’re not much to worry about once we grow to be adults, right? Phwew. All that immature behavior gets left way back in the schoolyard, years ago. Now just courteous, respectful, and stimulating work alongside bright, mature colleagues, right?Wrong, O Schoolyard Breath! Bullies it seems remain with us even after passing into adult status with all its presumed and concomitant “maturity.” You can even find numbers on the subject. According to The Campaign Against Workplace Bullying (CAWB), based in Benicia, California, one in six workers today have experienced some form of workplace bullying by a co-worker. Specific actions include screa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Workplace Communication Articles |
Author :: Ken Lizotte |
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| Article Title :: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Workplace |
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| Don’t get angry… get even! Or so goes the old saw. What that’s supposed to mean is that getting upset only offers negative results, like cheek-flushing, exacerbating one’s blood pressure, alienating innocent bystanders, and, in the end, serving up virtually nothing in the way of benefits. In contrast, working coolly to never ever forget, scheming all the while, and ultimately executing a PLAN of vengeance designed to retrieve whatever was lost is the way to go.So we agree that this second approach represents the smarter strategy for success in business, right? Well, we’d all like to hope so. Unfortunately, reality rears its ugly head on this one too. Our sunshiny assumpt (read full article) |
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| Category :: Workplace Communication Articles |
Author :: Ken Lizotte |
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| Article Title :: Napping at Work |
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| Many moons ago, while in college, I had a summer job at a service station working the night shift. That meant hours running from 11 PM to 8 AM. While for many this might seem like cruel and unusual punishment, I loved it. One big reason, other than the relatively reduced traffic in the middle of the night (i.e., workload) and the coolness of most evenings when compared to those hotter-than-Hades afternoon shifts, was a traditional, if unofficial benefit built into every shift: those on duty used to take turns stealing away for one nap each and every shift.That unusual feature/benefit was much loved by myself and my co-workers. We would climb a short ladder to a cramped supply loft (read full article) |
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