Influencing Others: Use Five Techniques that Get You What You Want in Any Situation

Did you ever wonder why people resist your efforts to get things done? To influence others, there are five simple interpersonal communication practices that you can use today. Try them with co-workers, customers, managers, and friends and see how you can achieve results with greater cooperation and less stress.

3 Prescriptions for Stress

This article introduces three strategies for overcoming stress in the workplace. Although workplace examples and solutions are used, these steps and strategies can be applied in personal and family situations as well. Read on if you would like to overcome stressful reactions and habits.

It's Human to Expect Perfection

How many times have you been criticized for making an honest mistake? Perhaps you left laundry in the dryer, forgot to put the milk away, or neglected to set your alarm for work? Hey - these things happen. After all, we’re only human right? Then why, at times, do we forget this universal truth and excessively criticize others for their mistakes?

An Awesome E-mail Keystroke Time Saver: SHIFT_Delete

The great thing about leading programs on time management and personal organization all around the country is that I get to occasionally learn a few really good tips from the people that attend my programs. This is one of the best e-mail keystroke strategies that I have learned in some time. Accordingly, I have to give a big...

Communicating with Singaporeans: Understanding 6 Key Aspects

To the first-time visitor, Singapore is a thoroughly Asian country with Western trappings. Not to mention, an English-speaking populace that may cause some discomfort and confusion: apart from Asians speaking English with one another, one has to contend with the varied Singaporean accents – according to the individual's ethnicity.

The Six Hats of Creative Communication or - Using De Bono's Tools for a Unique Message Effect

The purpose of this article is to discuss and demonstrate the use of De Bono's Six Hats Method as a powerful and creative approach for communication. Design your communication efforts (speeches, meetings, dialogs, posters, ads, etc.) according to this model and get your message through in an original yet clear and effective way. The article itself uses the same approach and is built on the same model of the Six Hats of Communication.

Aliteracy Part 1: Concept

Did you know that many adults choose not to read? It's a growing phenomenon called aliteracy. Aliteracy, combined with normal job pressures and distractions, results in people who simply won't read text-heavy instructions. Find out more about this social phenomenon that could be affecting your business. This is a 3 part Article.

Truth Behind Business Conference Call

Have you ever thought about ways to improve your business? There is so much competition in the business world today. Everyone is looking for that special niche that...

Don't Let Employees Take Your Customers with Them When They Leave

If you have outside sales or support personnel, you run a very high risk of losing your customers when your outside staff leaves the company to work for another company or to go into business for themselves. This disaster happened because the company lost its connection to its customers, by allowing customers to call its staff directly on a phone number that is owned and controlled by the employee. If this has already happened to you, you're well aware of what it feels like to be blindsided by such an unexpected loss of business. If this has not already happened to you, it almost surely will, sooner than later.

Sample Performance Appraisal

A performance appraisal carried out for professional and administrative personnel and a confidential employee performance appraisal contains the names and job titles of employees and the department for which they work. It also states the names of the appraisers and their job titles. Performance appraisal sheets are normally divided into three main topics that are, evaluation or job performance area, ratings, and comments.

Nail Gun Safety Tips

Nail guns are highly useful tools for fastening wood and other materials together quickly and efficiently. They have made hand nailing virtually obsolete for professional builders and now for do it yourselfers as well. They can also be very dangerous when mishandled. Here are some tips to use nailguns safely and efficiently.

Healing Your Workplace

You can heal your workplace. Symptoms of workplaces needing healing include poor service, unresolved conflict, complaining, blaming , confusion, defensiveness, excessive stress, hurtful behaviors, inability to communicate openly and honestly, lack of trust, and apathy. If your workplace exhibits any of these symptoms you can help to heal it.

10 Steps To Regaining Control In The Work Place

Do you feel overwhelmed at work? Unrealistic deadlines, unbearable co-workers or boss, do you feel stressed because of a combination of responsibilities at work and at home? Identifying what stresses you out is half the battle in eliminating the problem. If you experience consistent difficulty with a co-worker, or your boss.....

Infrastructure - Enabler of a Higher Productivity

But there are other infrastructural elements much closer to home, think about the maintenance of your website and the role of an infrastructure. This is not about hosting but the simple use of a style sheet, the small css-file a template which is used by all other web pages.

Tips For Putting Together a Computerized Training Manual

Putting together a computerized training manual for your workplace can be a wonderful step towards a paperless office. It can also be a tricky proposition. Here are a few helpful hints for putting together computerized training materials for your place of business: