Active listening skills Paying close attention to the words being used Following up on the active listening skills article where we introduced the concept of really listening for specific words. I am going to provide you with some more clues as to what to look and listen for. Mastering this concept will allow you to […]
Congruent actions and messages equal believablity
Why when you offer to help do people not take it? Where you congruent? I wonder if your actions would have been congruent? Has this ever happened to you? You are sitting at your desk working on something. Another person comes up to you and asks, “Can you help me with…?” You answered, “Yes”, and […]
Congruent Communication Tips
Why your B.S. detector works so well! Congruent Communication Explained This article on congruent communication is for perfect you. If you answer Checked Out, Tuned Out or just went into ignore/walk away mode for either situation described below. When you get the feeling something is not quite right, what do you do? When something doesn’t […]
The best speaker / presenter I have ever seen?
Who is the best speaker / presenter I’ve seen? Now this is a difficult question (“Who is the best speaker?”) for me to answer, because I have seen all of these people live: Tony Robbins, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Steve Balmer, Larry Ellison, Daniel Pink, and many other authors and amazing presenters over the years. […]
Effective Listening Skills
Effective Listening Skills “Effective Listening Skills are very important”, isn’t that what everybody says? Learn what to listen for in verbal communication and look for in written communication. In the True Colors team building activities we will discuss that people communicate to the world in their color and expect to be communicated too in their […]
Good Communication Skills Reduce Conflict Among Coworkers
Reducing Conflict with Good Communication Skills One of the good communication skills to have is to know how to reduce conflict, and reduce your sense of conflict. Some of you may be thinking that is hard to do, and hopefully after reading this you will see reducing conflict in your communication is very easy, and […]
Congruities-The harmonious actions of Johnny Bauer
Congruities The harmonious actions of Johnny Bauer Goalie, Toronto Maple Leafs I recently had the opportunity to witness the congruities of behavior at there best. Attending a holiday dinner recently we where pleasantly surprised by the appearance of Johnny Bauer – the goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs the last time they won the cup […]
Respect – Tips on how to give and get more
I get No Respect It doesn’t matter which personality profile you have, all of us seem to desire respect. The comedian Rodney Dangerfield’s catch phrase was “I get No R-E-S-P-E-C-T!” Nobody wants to feel like Rodney did. People want to be acknowledged for their abilities, qualities, and achievements; however, when I ask “How do you […]