Archive for the 'Business Assertiveness' Category

Communication Faux Pas that Kill Efficiency

Communication Problems That Kill Efficiency

Identify the Talk that Hinders Workflow An efficient workplace comes from a number of good practices, and one that is critical is good communication. When efficiency is declining in a business, there is a tendency to shy away from communication and focus instead on the hard facts of numbers, statistics and rates. This attention to Read the full article…

The Silent Signs of Gossip

Gossip In The Workplace

Teenage-like behaviour may be sabotaging your organization Doesn’t everyone hope that high school behaviour ends at graduation? Unfortunately, some people’s emotions don’t advance beyond those teen years and those individuals continue to crave a sense of inclusion that comes from gossip. The mean girls who snub others and the boys who talk about their dates Read the full article…

Resolve Crazy-inducing Workplace Communication Issues

Resolve Crazy-Inducing Workplace Communication Issues

Key questions to assess interaction challenges and identify offenders Workplaces are filled with diverse groups of people with equally diverse communication styles. It’s no wonder there are so many personal interaction issues in the average organization, but how a company deals with them is what matters. Given people’s different styles, tendencies and habits, communication issues Read the full article…

Make Conflict a Budget Item

Make Conflict a Budget Item

Understand the signs and costs of unmanaged conflict Conflict is natural among human beings and is a common aspect of interaction because no two people think the same way. Unfortunately, unmanaged conflict often ends up unresolved and in the workplace this can be both costly and damaging to the business. Knowing that conflict is bound Read the full article…

When Crazy at Work Persists

Why Crazy at Work Persists

Spot stress and overload and choose ways to fix it Everyone is busy these days and it seems that busy pace hits us everywhere: at home, fitting in recreational activities and especially at work. While busy is an expected work state, crazy is not. There’s a difference and it’s time to take a closer look Read the full article…

7 Signs of Crazy at Work

7 Signs of Crazy at Work

Define crazy so management can create change. What goes through your head when you hear the word crazy? Does it conjure up someone with mental illness? Or do you see a person dealing with too many demands pulling them in a variety of directions? It’s the latter vision of crazy – the situational crazy – Read the full article…

Preventing the Tipping Point of a Workplace Crisis

Preventing the Tipping Point of a Workplace Crisis

How employees shine the light on an ineffective manager Company workplaces are similar to family households. Both require the people in them to communicate well, cooperate on tasks and have consideration for each other. Whether the group is made up of managers and employees or parents and kids, the commonality both groups share is that Read the full article…

Are We From Different Planets?

Are We From Different Planets

7 Signs that Problems in the Workplace Come from a Generation Gap Bring together a group of people from diverse backgrounds and different generations and tell them to get along within a specific environment and accomplish numerous tasks. Sound like chaos? It is; but it’s also a modern work environment. Regardless of industry or location, Read the full article…

Technology: Creating a Great Divide Between Generations

Generations in the Workplace

Manage the Division in Your Workplace There is no point in debating the benefits of technology in the workplace. From email to project sharing software, cloud access to remote connectivity, its obvious businesses are better off with technology than without. But, differing ages, perceptions and comfort levels lead to workplace issues and clashes when technology Read the full article…

Silence…A Popular Communication Strategy

Silence Strategies

Understanding the Positive and Negative The term “silence is golden” definitely wasn’t created in the workplace; “silence is uncertain” is a more appropriate label when it comes to work environments. It is important to understand why silence is happening and what is behind it when it is used as a workplace communication tactic. An interesting Read the full article…