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Staring is Creepy – Time to Develop Networking Skills (some are obvious, but surprisingly difficult)

January 12, 2013

awkward small talk

Send to Kindle Networking: Mastering the Art of Small Talk Do you want to know what I consider a form of torture? Walking into an event knowing I am going to spend the next few hours making polite conversation with lots of strangers, all while trying to seem like I am having a good time. [...]

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Delivering Bad News – one downside of leadership

October 5, 2012

I'm not afriad of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship. -Louisa May Alcott -- leadership quote

Send to Kindle Delivering Bad News One of the hardest things about being a manager is when you have to tell others something they don’t want to hear. It never gets easier to tell someone they’re not performing up to standards, or to tell a whole team that their project they’ve spent so many hours on [...]

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Handling Technical Disagreements with Finesse

August 1, 2012

you proceed from a false assumption: i have no ego to bruise - spock quote from star trek

Send to Kindle     We have all been there – the road to solution has two paths and it seems nearly impossible to get to resolution.  It is as if it a technical problem has become a political debate. How to deal?  I give you my strategies in the video below!       [...]

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Improve Your Communication Skills – Being Awesome Part 3b

October 22, 2011

Send to Kindle This post is part of a series on Being Awesome at your job.  The first post was on how to manage your career, the second on being a great person to have on a team, and this third part is all about communication.  Since it was soooooo long, I divided it in two parts [...]

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Improve Your Communication Skills – Listening – Being Awesome Part 3a

October 21, 2011

Send to Kindle This post is part of a series on Being Awesome at your job.  The first post was on how to manage your career, the second on being a great person to have on a team, and this third part is all about communication.  Since it was soooooo long, I divided it in [...]

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