How many times have you sat through a meeting or presentation that was so dull and lifeless, you could only wish for it to end? What does suck the life out of these communication modes, and how can we get it back? This article tells you how to live, laugh and love your audience, bringing your speaking back to life.
Breathing aside, everything in our lives is a choice*. I can already hear the clamor of dissenting opinions. Read on and then we can debate. * (Fair enough… there are obviously other automatically-regulated functions of the body that sustain life and fall into the same category as breathing, but hang with me on the concept, …
A positive reputation is a powerful crisis management tool The best reputation repair plan starts before a crisis occurs (but keep reading even if that ship has already sailed!). Be where your customers are, with an established presence that give people a reason to trust you. This might mean regular updates to a blog, Facebook, …
Guest Post by Andy Trainer, from Silicon Beach Training Project managers need a great deal of technical knowledge and project experience in order to do their job. Companies looking for an effective project manager will therefore ask prospective candidates for evidence of training and of managing successful projects. What isn’t always appreciated is the skill …
Dr. Seuss has been providing great advice to children for years. And while the above mentioned passage is great advice, it assumes that one realizes their own control in situations. It requires personal accountability. Personal accountability seems to be missing far too often in organizations today. Consider the number of conversations you have had with those in your organization about missed deadlines, failed projects, or performance misses. How often do those conversations result in a list of excuses?
