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Watch Out! Tiny motions, big feelings The intensity with which you grip a
pen as you sign a contract or write a
check says something about how you
feel at that moment. The question is
whether you're aware of those feelings.
Motivate Me Balance intense, bottom-line focus with a dose of fun If you maintain a hard-driving, all-business-all-the-time personality, you may lose a chance to extract extra effort from your team. It's better to project good-natured humor that raises everyone's co
Your Communication Style Give oral reprimands that serve a purpose You already know to scold employees in private. You don't want to embarrass them at the same time that you're criticizing some aspect of their performance.
But reprimanding in private doesn’t excuse
Cover Story Use uplift in tough times At the low point of the recent recession, managers who let their guard down lost a chance to uplift their employees. Fretting, exasperated supervisors left their subordinates feeling like helpless vic
Your Health Smart eating habits According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 49 percent of the people who skip breakfast are overweight or obese. Unfortunately, those individuals can grow accustomed to eating more as the
Management-Issues : News 20 years of presenting online Friday, January 27, 2012 1:00 am It has been 20 years since online presentations really began. Yet even now, a dispiritingly high proportion of them aren't very good, and many are just plain awful. But why?
Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist Key to productivity: Choose phone calls carefully Sunday, January 22, 2012 1:00 pm One of the keys to my ability to work 40 hours a week and homeschool two kids is that I have great time management. Which is to say, I say no to just about everything. But learning when to say no is still a work in progress.
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September 27, 2010 COMMUNICATION SKILLS: In praise of the paraphrase
Want to impress your boss or a VIP? Paraphrase what the person just told you. By summarizing it succinctly, you demonstrate your rapt listening skills. In this podcast, we discuss the benefits or paraphrasing what others say—and how to do it in a seamless, effective manner. (6 min.)
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