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 […]
Office politics occur in nearly every organization. When a person is in a powerful position and is in the center of influence, office politics can often become an issue.
Given the different goals, values, interests, resources, budgets, salaries, space allocations, and projects…there will always be some politics involved. You can either be skilled at politicking or […]
When in a high-profile position, a person is sometimes a target for criticism. Being criticized is hard enough when the criticism is clearly unfair, but it’s often even harder to hear when the criticism is on target.
Regardless of the accuracy of your critic’s comments, we either feel like counter-attacking or withdrawing non-assertively. Here are some […]