The question is: What is pre-play? Sometimes when negotiating, the first few minutes are awkward and the conversation gets off on a slow start. You may be unsure of how to start. What can you do to be better prepared?
This is often referred to as pre-play in negotiation. Pre-play, or the pre-negotiation tactics, are the […]
There can be personality conflicts on teams and at the meetings. Some meetings are like a verbal fist-fight – someone leads with a sarcastic statement, someone responds with an innuendo.
Even though people selected the same industry, interviewed to work in the same organization, personalities might still clash.
Hopefully you have a ground rule that you can […]
Some smart people don’t say much at meetings. They may be shy or timid; and we need them to participate.
There are a number of strategies that help to get people to participate in meetings.
One of the best ways to engage silent members is to ask “What” and “How” questions in their area of expertise, besides […]
Sometimes coworkers act like children during meetings: making faces, passing notes, laughing at…not with team members, and being just plain sassy. It helps to set ground rules.
There are a number of different areas to consider when establishing ground rules.
Here are just a few: required or optional attendance, promptness – individually and as a group, usual […]
Managing change is a great challenge in a fast-paced and non-stop organization. Change seems to be affecting every industry. Given the pressures of technology, information, and people demanding more with less, change and transition has become the norm.
As a manager, you can have quite a positive impact in helping your staff succeed through chaos and […]