Listening and hearing are not the same thing. Most of us were fortunate to be born with hearing, but listening is a skill that must be learned and practiced in order to use it successfully. When you hear something, sound enters your eardrum, passes through your ear canal, and registers in your brain. Listening is…
Sometimes, understanding why someone is behaving in a particular way is enough to ease your anger a little. Let’s talk a bit about passive, manipulative, assertive, and aggressive behaviors.
Are you someone who makes decisions and are okay with accepting your results and outcomes? Or do you feel more content when others are making decisions and you take the action that is necessary for implementation? There are many things that can impede ethical decision making. Let’s look at a few of the most common…
Our confidence in our ability to express ourselves well and to keep our composure in difficult situations can be a crucial asset in the workplace. None of us wants to look foolish or spend a lot of time being anxious. If we are frequently anxious about making mistakes, or looking foolish, we limit our own…
Wouldn’t it be great if you never got yourself in another ethical quandary? These tips should help you reduce the number of dilemmas you find yourself in.
Anger is a universal experience; we all get angry from time to time. This post is not about teaching you to never become angry, or to hide your anger. It really is about managing anger. You don’t have to be a psychologist to know that managing our anger is something we need to do well. The goal…
One winning communication strategy is to always develop positive relationships with people. Most of us want to do well in life and work, and we want to look forward to our day, not get out of bed with a feeling dreadful or apprehensive. If you add these ten tips to your toolkit, you will build…
Many people don’t see the financial payoff for having strong business ethics. Why give up that extra $200 a month in false business travel expenses? The company doesn’t need it and you do. Why not inflate your sales report for the year? It might mean a promotion. In fact, there are several ways that ethical…
In today’s world, it is easy for companies to be pulled in many different investment directions. But what we have to ask ourselves is which investment is most wise to make in order to get ahead in this highly-competitive “dog-eat-dog” business environment. Should we invest in assets such as land and equipment? Or is it…
Operating in an environment or market that is experiencing a down-turned economy is not the most ideal situation. But, that does not mean that there aren’t ways to take advantage of these times and make the best of them. The most important thing to remember is that there are always signs when an economy may…
Most of the time, individuals do not have a great understanding of conflict and what exactly the definition of it is. When it comes time to resolve any issues that are either new or ongoing, it is very common for us to shy away and not want to face the problem head-on. In this case,…
