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All too often people think that if they ban emotions from the workplace everything will much smoother. Unfortunately that's ignoring the fact that people are emotional animals and attempting to repress emotions only makes matters worse.
Read MoreExcluding Introverts from Your Leadership Mix Could be Costing You... It's interesting to note that in North America when it comes to business the concept of a strong silent hero leading the way and the one ultimately in charge, such as the characters played by John Wayne or Clint Eastwood in the movies, has been replaced ... Read More
The Value of Recognition for Performance, Productivity and Profits A little recognition goes a long way. I’ve never forgotten one senior manager who took the time to send me a card on the birth of my son. It made an enormous impression on me, especially since he had a reputation for being a somewhat ruthless manager. ... Read More
Something I often hear from project managers and team leaders is that everything would be so much easier if they didn't have to deal with people! And I know exactly what they mean! I hadn't been working very long when I was given the task of managing a summer student who had been hired to ... Read More
Listening to several people talking at a break at a recent meeting I realized what a headache it can be for people when they have to work with others. It was obvious that many of the people I was talking with were experiencing a great deal of stress because of others. It's interesting how much ... Read More
You may have heard of and laughed about the "Men are from Mars - Women are from Venus" concepts of why men and women have trouble getting along, but have you ever wondered how many projects flounder and sink under the weight of different perspectives? It never seizes to amaze me how many ways we ... Read More
A complaint I hear fairly often from people in the science and technology sectors when talking about their communication challenges, especially regarding listening skills, is “I’m not into all that touchy-feely stuff. Why don’t they just tell me what to do and how to do it!” Most often they are frustrated and worried about their future ... Read More
This is the first of what will become many posts on this site looking at the challenges faced by leaders in the environmental fields. Please be patient while new content is being created, you won't be sorry...
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