In the last article, I discussed how to make in-person meetings more effective. In this article, I discuss making virtual meetings more effective. Virtual meetings need to be treated differently from in-person meetings, some aspects of technology make them more challenging for example: Workplaces that allow staff to work from home (WFH) expect staff toContinue reading “Make the Most of Your Virtual Meetings”
Category Archives: Communication
Make the Most of Your Meetings
The verdict is in! Most meetings are ineffective. This post will share tips on how to make your meetings more effective. Some interesting meeting stats:
Why We Need to Normalize Failure, It’s the Key to Success
We’ve come a long way from the shame of failure over the years: We don’t publicly shame failure like we did in the past, but we still haven’t normalized it.
We Are What We Do Repeatedly: How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything
When I first heard, “How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything”, I thought no that’s not true, but then I thought maybe it is true. What do you think? Is this statement true or false?
How to Have Your Ideas Heard
You have an idea that you think is great, how do you get buy in? New ideas mean change and people don’t like change. They want to know what’s in it for them and how affects them, because it moves them out of their comfort zone into anxiety. The Problem Women and minorities have troubleContinue reading “How to Have Your Ideas Heard“
Great Managers-Here’s What the Gallup Report Found
I came across this 2015 Gallup report, “The State of the American Manager: Analytics and Advice for Leaders,” and wanted to share these interesting findings. Gallup has studied this issue globally for over forty years and concluded that great managers have innate abilities. Gallup is an international firm that provides advice and analytics to helpContinue reading “Great Managers-Here’s What the Gallup Report Found”
What Are You Trying to Say? (Communicate Clearly)
In my last post, “Words Matter”, I discussed the impact of words on nature, physically, and on humans, emotionally, mentally, and physically. Since that post, I was reminded again that words matter to communicate clearly:
Words Matter
“Recognizing that words have consequences, that choices made by people in power can have a direct impact, not just on behaviours, but on our very institutions, is an important thing…What we choose to say, what we choose not to say, how we say it, has consequences.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada, National Post, January 8,Continue reading “Words Matter”
BURNOUT
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), burnout was first linked with helping professions in the mid-1970s. Burnout has broadened beyond helping professions to other industries today. Burnout is a syndrome that includes: emotional exhaustion, disillusionment, and withdrawal. Symptoms include low energy, chronic fatigue, weakness, weariness, increased susceptibility to illness, frequent headaches, nausea, muscle tension,Continue reading “BURNOUT”
Email Etiquette
What does email etiquette have to do with leadership? It leaves an impression and shows your character. A 2013 study by Modeuro Consulting found that about 80% of email traffic is considered useless and only about 21.5% of emails get opened.
Leadership Mindset 