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Resistance is being reluctant, opposing or pushing back when something new is proposed. When people say they are resistant to change then they are reluctant or hesitant to the upcoming change, new idea, or different way of doing things. This can be both in the workplace and in everyday life. One of the biggest risks and challenges when proposing or …
Much of the time when I am listening to conference speakers, I hear the speaker constantly telling me what they have achieved and what they have done. In other words, they use the word “I” frequently in their presentation. But the audience wants to know what they should do, what they can learn, and what is in it for them …
As Bill Gates once put it, “We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.” Negative Feedback is when you give valuable comments or observation-based suggestions to the other person to give him or her ideas and information that can be used for improvement. It is information about how they are doing in relation to reaching a …
We have all heard the saying – “speak with passion”. Or the public speaking coach say – “you need to show more passion”. And we have also heard the term that – “passion is everything when it comes to public speaking”. So, is passion everything when it comes to public speaking. Let me suggest that purpose is as equally as …
In a previous career as an Employee Assistance Program councilor (EAP) I was often required to work with troubled or difficult employees. Sometimes it was the managers who referred them for support and other times people self-referred and sort me out because of difficulty with their manager. A common observation was that the 2 sides of the equation did not …
As we approach the year’s end, it is worth thinking about how well we managed to master our work-life integration and what can do to ensure that the next time we are pushed to our limits at work, we don’t compromise our personal life.
