[ this post is the third part of the difficult people series, if you missed the first 2, check out the one on dealing with a bad boss, and the one on handling pesky peers that don’t work for you ] One of the hardest parts of any job is working with difficult people. No [...]
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! To summarize: Remember [...]
Mastering first impressions by learning to listen I don’t think enough before I speak and so I often say the wrong thing at the wrong time. And when I get nervous I have a terrible habit of talking too much. So you can imagine that these two things lead to a lot of bad first [...]
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 one on listening [...]
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 one [...]
This is an continuation in my exec coaching experience. If you have been reading along great, if not, here is some additional posts for background: post #1: My decision to embark with an executive coach post #2: My first session post #3: The first part of the 360 review (the good part) Since the first [...]
Everyone has a few areas where they need to improve. Most people (the learners anyway) who continue to look for ways to improve will find that these areas change over time. At times it will be things like communication, other times it may be knowledge or trade skills, and all the while you keep improving [...]