Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “interpersonal skills”
Whatever your beliefs, we’re about to end one year and start another. And at this time of the year, people from across the world give gifts. It’s a wonderful way to show love and appreciation and build your relationships at home and on the job. However, the original meaning of the season has been forgotten by so many people. For …
You may be a leader trying to get your coworkers to change. You may be a salesperson trying to get your prospect to buy something. Or you may be a parent trying to get your kid to cooperate. If so, you must not fall victim to a huge myth floating around out there … that people only change (or buy …
Asking stupid questions is always better than correcting stupid mistakes. I spent fifteen years as a university professor, and I’ve spent the last fifteen years as a professional speaker in several hundred organizations. One thing I’ve noticed in both environments is people’s reluctance to ask questions. No one wants to give the impression of not knowing something. That’s sad, but …
Listen four times more than you speak. There’s no substitute for listening. Good listeners are not only popular everywhere, but after a while, they’re also quite intelligent. The higher people go in management and the more authority they wield, the less they are “forced” to listen to others. Indeed, the less they listen. In a survey by the research firm …
