Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Communication Skills”
79% of Americans say rude behavior is on the rise. And it has become an epidemic spreading across the country as one rude act inspires another rude act, creating a rudeness spiral. That’s right … a spiral. It works something like this. Someone at home annoys you during breakfast. You walk into work where one of your colleagues gives you …
Listening is not natural, and it’s not automatic. Oh sure, hearing is natural, for most people. That’s nothing more than sound waves hitting your eardrums. But listening has to be learned, as one little girl discovered after finishing her first week of school. “I’m just wasting my time,” she said to her mother. “I can’t read; I can’t write – …
It’s a new world out there. Discussion and debate are on the downswing and cancel culture is on the upswing. And the emotions and tactics are quite different. Discussion and debate bring excitement, energy, and engagement. Cancel culture brings fear and silence. Right now you’re probably being exposed to a bit of both, no matter where you work, play, live, …
Do you ever feel like you’re doing more than your fair share? Or do you ever feel like some people are taking advantage of you? Or that they see you as a pushover? Probably yes. Because the fact is some people will try to take advantage of you. And some of them may have been effective in doing so at …
