Rambling on in speech or in prose is never pleasant. As listeners, we want people to get to the point. And, as speakers, we want the ability to offer them just that! Being concise is an art. It is the ability to distill the essence of anything into simple, yet...
Many of you have probably just been through year end reviews. It is that moment when shoulders drop, sighs are let out and heads sag at the prospect of completing, collating and delivering feedback. Having been privy to numerous year end review processes, it is fair...
The beginning of the new year is a return to business as usual for many of us. A return to busy work and home environments. With stress and burnout on the rise, it is important to consider if we are paying enough attention to our wellbeing as we step into 2017. By...
We can often fall into the trap of thinking that it’s this or that, black or white, one or the other. Things are rarely that binary and we can sometimes be influenced by the priming effect. The mind likes to latch on to presenting options or create extreme...
Year end is a time when many of us think about setting goals for the new year. In that spirit, I wanted to share with you three questions on the subject of goal setting that I was recently asked to comment on. What do you say to people who come to you with a...
Sometimes we can fall into the very unfortunate situation where we think we are having a dialogue with somebody, but what is actually taking place is parallel monologues. It is not uncommon for such conversations to feel very frustrating for at least one of the...
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