Interpersonal savvy as a career accelerator Interpersonal savvy lives in team players, individuals that know what’s going on in their colleagues’ personal lives, and the folks that can smooth over ruffled feathers arising from interpersonal conflicts. Savvy is brought to… Continue Reading…
Accountable • Adapting • Building teams • Career • Career stallers • Communication • Conflict Resolution • Effective Teams • Embracing learning • empathy • Leadership • Listening • mindfulness • Overcome Challenges • Rapport • Relationship Building
September 15, 2022
Adapting • Career setbacks • Confidence • Courage • Dignity • Diplomacy • Embracing learning • Grit • Leadership • Listening • Opportunities • Overcome Challenges • Overcome Stress • Payoffs • Wellbeing
July 18, 2022
Defining Career Setbacks Career setbacks are felt in all manner of ways. From missing out on promotions to not being appointed a project lead or being told “no” for something that really matters to you. The question is less about… Continue Reading…
Adapting • Communication • Confidence • Determination • Embracing learning • empathy • Good Questions • Influence • Leadership • Listening • Opportunities • Persuade • Purpose • Rapport • Resiliency • Skills
December 20, 2021
People skills or technical skills? As professionals in finance, engineering, medicine, law, or hospitality, we spend significant time learning and acquiring technical skills but relatively little on people skills. Technical skills are things like preparing and analyzing information, data management,… Continue Reading…
Building teams • Communication • Conflict Resolution • Diplomacy • Effective Teams • Influence • Listening • negotiations • Overcome Challenges • Skills
July 26, 2021
What is diplomacy, exactly? Diplomacy is the art of dealing with people in a sensitive and tactful way (Cambridge dictionary). The same tactics that are used to solve big world issues such as trade, economics, environment, and human rights, can… Continue Reading…
Communication • Embracing learning • Engaged Employees • Group Meeting Dynamics • Influence • Leadership • Listening • Logical Thinking • Motivation • Persuade • Purpose
July 19, 2021
The difference between persuade, influence, and coerce Starting with a common understanding of persuade, influence and coerce terms helps! To persuade is to “make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it” (Cambridge… Continue Reading…