When working remotely, the casual interactions you get around the coffee maker at an office are absent. You need to help your team create those water cooler moments. How? If you’re using Slack or Teams for internal communication, you can create channels for these types of interactions. For example, we’ve used the following channels to encourage team interactions: Random Team Chit Chat (for […]
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When you give a presentation, your slides should be simple and clear. They should support you as you convey your messages, whether you’re persuading, entertaining, inspiring, or educating. They should never cause your audience to have to read or decipher too much information. If that happens, then you’ve lost them. They are no longer listening
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How many people do you know who say they are good listeners, but really aren’t? A lot of people who are good problem solvers think that also makes them good listeners. The truth is that the ability to solve problems well doesn’t automatically make you a good listener. True listening (which is very different from
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When things get hectic for you and your team, it’s even more important to slow down, observe, and give thanks for a job well done. When it’s crunch time for you, you can be sure the people you lead are also feeling the pressure. Saying thank you, a sincere thank you, is a simple and
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Many people confuse these two terms, so I wrote a post on my personal website a while back that people said they found helpful. Here it is with a few tweaks for my Comvia Group friends. Personal Brand Your personal brand is how you market yourself — internally within your organization, or externally to clients or potential
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