10 Verbal Communication Skills Worth Mastering
Last week I read a blog post 7 Personal Branding Predictions for 2011 by personal branding expert Dan Schawbel. One of his seven predications for 2011 was that soft skills will become more important...
View ArticleGrowing Your Market Value
Do you want to enjoy a more positive and productive life? If so, you must be committed to continuing your growth and development. If you are not growing in this competitive work environment, you are...
View ArticleHow to Handle Disagreements
How do you feel when someone disagrees with you? Do you feel attacked or offended? Does your posture change? Do you immediately feel the urge to respond and prove that you are right, or do you want to...
View ArticleTop 10 Soft Skills to Master
Soft skills is a term relating to a cluster of personal attributes that characterize relationships with other people, such as social graces, communication, cooperation, honesty, respect,...
View ArticleThe Growing Importance of Soft Skills
We are living in an era of constant change. Because businesses are becoming less dictatorial and more social, the understanding and value of soft skills to an organization are growing daily. In Top 10...
View ArticleImproving Your Written Communication Skills
Do you form opinions about people based upon their written communications with you? Can you distinguish between the people who take pride in their communications and those who don’t? In today’s...
View Article15 Ways to Increase Your Influence in Meetings
Meeting with groups of people is something we all experience. Whether it’s board meetings, business meetings, office meetings, church meetings, or small group meetings, you can do some simple things to...
View Article15 Ways to Increase Your Value and Influence at Work
Put yourself in the position of the owner of your business or the leader of your organization. What qualities would you look for in the employee whom you would advance within your management structure?...
View ArticleDon’t Give Away Your Trust Easily
Years ago, a close friend told me, “Todd, don’t believe anything you hear and only 50 percent of what you see. Then you will only be disappointed 50 percent of the time.” While that may sound harsh, I...
View ArticleThe Invisible Power of Authenticity
Reflect on the experience of meeting someone for the first time and feeling an immediate connection. What was it about this person that you found attractive? Think of a salesperson you really liked....
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