Pressure Reveals Our Emotional Habits Emotional Intelligence under pressure can leave us wanting. This article looks at why and what you can do about it. You have probably seen this happen in a routine project meeting or mid-week team get together. A capable, experienced professional, perhaps someone known for their technical skill and reliability, receives … Continue reading Emotional Intelligence Under Pressure: Why Staying Calm Matters
Interpersonal Skills
So what?
Interpersonal skills are one of my Big 6. Your interpersonal skills are a key component of your overall success in life and work. Interpersonal skills enable you to interact successfully with others because how you say something is as important as what you say.
What’s in it for you?
Effective interpersonal skills raise you head and shoulders above your competition by supercharging all your communications and interactions. Working well with others gets things done. Get along to go along as the saying goes.
Motivational Direction for More Effective Influencing
There are many elements in the influencing arena, but motivational direction is an important one to understand and apply early in the process. For a start, there’s your own motivational direction to consider. When you set goals and objectives for yourself, it makes sense to work with your inherent preferences rather than against them. Knowing your … Continue reading Motivational Direction for More Effective Influencing
Interpersonal Skills Are Your Edge
“Excellent interpersonal skills required.” That’s what the job description tells you. You just smile and think, “Yeah right. Just more word salad nonsense from the ‘Big Book of HR Buzzwords’ to pad out the advert.” You’ve got it covered. You didn’t get this far in the business without interpersonal skills – whatever they are. You’ll … Continue reading Interpersonal Skills Are Your Edge
Emotional Response Control
Emotional response control is a powerful approach to master. Have you noticed how some people seem to glide through life effortlessly. Never getting ruffled. They never seem to let anyone else, “Push their buttons.” They very likely have high emotional intelligence, and they will be applying effective emotional response control strategies. Anyone can learn such … Continue reading Emotional Response Control
Being Late Can Be Expensive
Excuses, excuses and more excuses for being late Being late can be expensive for you. It can be very expensive. If you're a serial offender you need to get a grip. Is this a typical scenario for you? You're a little late for a business meeting but it should be okay, right? It is only … Continue reading Being Late Can Be Expensive
Assertiveness Defined
Why should you care what assertiveness is? What is assertiveness and why do you even need to consider it in your life? Assertiveness is one of those things everyone has likely heard about but no-one can easily define. We are often told to be more assertive but what exactly does this mean? What are we … Continue reading Assertiveness Defined
Overly Passive People Problems
The doormats of the organisation Overly passive people are the constant pushover, the too eager to pleaser and the avoider of conflict at all costs. They are often known as the doormats of the organisation. I'm sure we've all encountered at least one such overly passive person in our lives. So how can these people … Continue reading Overly Passive People Problems
Passive-aggressive People at Work
Passive-aggressive people at work This article takes a brief look at three passive-aggressive (aka manipulative-aggressive) personality types you may either meet in work or have to manage in work if they are part of your team. Passive-aggressive type 1 - The countdown kid The Countdown Kid is a passive-aggressive type who is likely very near … Continue reading Passive-aggressive People at Work
Hostile-aggressive People at Work
The Hostile-Aggressive Worker Hostile-aggressive people can be the bane of a manager's existence. This article takes a brief look at three hostile-aggressive personality types you may either meet in work or have to manage in work if they are part of your team. The Big Bad Bully The Big Bad Bully uses various forms of … Continue reading Hostile-aggressive People at Work