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Communication• Personal Development FAQs

How to Give and Receive Feedback at Work like a Pro

January 23, 2023

How to Give Feedback at Work In this article I cover some fundamentals of how to give and receive feedback at work so that you can develop personally and professionally. Let’s start with giving feedback. With these four steps you’ll be able to give great feedback that others are more likely to respond to. 1. Be straightforward The goal of giving feedback is mainly twofold: either to improve…

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Communication

3 Tips to Better Your Communication for the Workplace (Part 2)

January 4, 2023
Better Communication for the Workplace

Some people seem to have the gift of gab and are deemed excellent communicators. However, communication includes a lot more than being able to talk eloquently. To be an effective communicator, you need to know how to listen and adopt your communication style based on the listener. Furthermore, by communicating with empathy and emotional intelligence, you’ll be able to win over your audience and touch others with your…

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Communication

3 Tips on How to Get Better at Communicating (Part 1)

December 4, 2022
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Communication constantly tops lists of the most in demand business skills. The ability to effectively communicate is especially crucial in today’s dynamic work environment. With constant change, hybrid work models and global teams, excellent communication is a key for high level performance. In this post I present you with 3 tips on how to get better at communicating, especially in the midst of conflict. Many problems at work…

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The SCARF Model: How to Understand Others When Conflict Arises

October 31, 2022
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What are your thoughts about conflict at work? Is it useful or something that’s disruptive? Whatever your view, one thing is certain. Workplace conflict is unavoidable. Part of growing personally and professionally is learning to deal with conflict productively. To do this it’s important to understand how others see the situation as much as possible. Furthermore, it’s crucial to increase your self-awareness to better understand why certain things…

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Communication• Exercises

Improved Communication Skills in the Workplace: What you Need to Know

September 2, 2022
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Great communication skills are crucial to help you land jobs, build relationships, and advance in your career. Being a good communicator means you can clearly express your thoughts and emotions as well as effectively relay information. In other words, your listeners know in what way they should interpret your message. Furthermore, you’re able to understand the needs and concerns of others. Communication is an umbrella term that encompasses…

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Personal Development FAQs• Productivity

23 Tips for More Efficiency and Productivity in the Workplace

July 14, 2022
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In this article we talk about how to increase your efficiency and productivity in the workplace. To make sure we’re on the same page, it’s important to briefly consider the difference between effectiveness, efficiency and productivity. Doing things effectively means that you can successfully produce an intended result. Carrying out things efficiently goes a step further. Being efficient means you produce the best result with minimum wasted effort or expense.…

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Exercises• Goal Setting• Personal Development FAQs• Psychology Hacks

Strategies to Achieve Goals That You Care About: Two Great Exercises

July 2, 2022
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One of the main things that motivates our behaviors is our desire to grow, develop and reach our potential. This is why we set goals and strive to attain them. In this short post, I present two psychological strategies that can support you in reaching your goals. Practicing visualization and using positive affirmations are two effective strategies to achieve goals that are important to you. Visualization – Strategies…

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Productivity• Psychology Hacks

3 Psychological Hacks for Strategic Time Management and Better Productivity

June 25, 2022
Strategic Time Management

One thing we all have in common is we get 24 hours a day. However, people differ in how they allocate their time. To reach our human potential and excel at goal achievement we must use our time well. The goal of this post is to give you some tips for strategic time management. I use the word strategic because it refers to following a carefully developed plan…

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Personal Development FAQs

There is No Growth in the Comfort Zone: Step Out

April 11, 2022
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How do you push through your comfort zone to develop personally and professionally? This is a crucial question, because there is no growth in the comfort zone. We like to feel safe, at ease and in control. But when we operate within self-imposed limitations, we fall short of reaching our human potential. We fail to learn new skills, grow and innovate. Growth and development take place when we…

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