The Dynamics of Small Actions

The best solutions are not dependent on dimensions. Small actions have the potential of greatness within them. Small actions act as levers. They can move the world by slight adjustments. Small actions produce change.

With All My Heart and Soul

We need to be less afraid of death and more frightened by an empty life. When we feel the most love, passion, or energy is when we are the most alive. That's when our soul sings.

Seven Reasons Why Sick People Drag Themselves into Work

A good bout with the ‘flu can bring on such dark thoughts about life, as in I do wish people would stay home when they’re sick. Then I wouldn’t have caught this. So why isn’t everybody considerate enough to stay home when they’re sick? In no particular order, here are seven reasons why people come into work anyway, when they’re sick.

The 7 Rules of Upward Communication

As more and more organizations rely on their teams to manage themselves, so the need for upward communications becomes ever more crucial. This article gives you 7 rules to follow when reporting upwards.

Bad Review Out of the Blue

Sometimes it happens. You think things are going along well at work, or at least adequately enough, until your boss summons you to his or her office and delivers a shock: Unless your performance improves, you will soon be out of a job.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters: 3 Questions for Group Problem Solving

We have all had the experience of sitting in a staff meeting discussing some important issue to be solved or challenge to be overcome. Everyone is throwing out there thoughts and suggestions with one idea being trumped or dismissed by the next. The knowledge and ability to solve whatever problem you're facing is sitting around the table. The challenge is learning to access it in a way that leads to collaborative problem solving.

Listening is Priceless: 5 Goals for Effective Listening

Think of how many times you have misinterpreted instructions, heard a problem incorrectly, or missed out on business opportunities. Poor listening can lead to challenges in relationships, lack of credibility, lost contacts, inaccurate reporting, rework, dissatisfied customers and lowered productivity.

Communication is Needed at Each and Every Level

Communication means exchange of information and ideas. It acts as the nervous system of any business organization, which means transmitting data from one organisation to another, one person to another or a combination of both. It is a two-way process.

Corporate Values - Before You Get Them Out in The Open...

Defining corporate values is a useful exercise. It is part of the communication process where you invest in alignment of teams. Even though different teams or departments will each have their own tasks and responsibilities, you want them to share some same principles. For example;

Courtesy - The Lost Art in the Workplace

Do you show enough courtesy to your co-workers? Maybe you think a co-worker is not showing enough courtesy to you? Take a look at this article for some of the more common points of contention at the workplace, and how you should handle them.

Are You Wasting Your Money on Diversity Training?

You may be wasting your money if you haven't done any foundation building. If diversity and inclusion are not first integrated into your business strategy, very little will change just by holding one or two day training classes. Organizations in all sectors make this mistake and don't realize it until it is too late.

4 Tips on Dealing with Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

The way to deal with sexual harrassment in the workplace.

Knowledge Management - Lessons From Martin Luther

Sometimes you need to go back in time -- say four hundred years -- to understand that things have not changed.

Increasing Retention, Warding Off the Cost of Attrition

For several years, industry experts have warned of a pending retention crisis and the need to have a retention plan in place. How prepared is your organization?