Cover Letter Tips - Part 1: Crafting the Perfect Introduction
There is a general consensus among Recruiters, Hiring Managers, and Career Coaches that cover letters are important and recommended for most job applications. And let’s be real, they’re not going anywhere. It’s time to learn how to do them right.
The truth about transitions.
Transitions in life are hard. They can be painful or joyous. They can cause anxiety or excitement. They can be unplanned or intentional.
AND THAT’S THE WAY THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. STOP FIGHTING IT.
You Pay The Price For Poor Listening!
Listening can change our lives. It can change our relationships. Unfortunately, most people confuse listening with hearing, and the ability to sit and hear what the other person is saying. Those are not the same thing. The goal of listening is understanding, just as it is with communicating. And that takes some effort.
How To Overcome Your Identity Triggers When Receiving Feedback
For many of us, our most immediate reaction when receiving negative feedback is to take it personally. We feel offended, or we become defensive, finding ways through which we can justify our actions or negate them altogether. However, receiving feedback, especially the one aimed at bettering us, is a blessing!
What Stories Are You Telling Yourself When Receiving Feedback?
One in four employees dread receiving feedback more than anything else in their work environment. Why is this the case?
There are many contributing factors to why we may resist or even reject feedback. From our upbringing and external environment to genetics and biology, there is hardwiring inside us that comes built-in.
5 Traits of a Bad Communicator…and How to Avoid Becoming One!
Have you ever been on the receiving end of bad communication?
Chances are you have and I’m guessing it didn’t make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Bad communication is often felt more than heard and the emotional toll it takes on employees can lead to the collapse of an organization or business. It’s important to know what not to do just as much as to know what to do.
The 4 Key Traits of a Good Communicator
Is there anyone you know that is absolutely terrible at communicating? How about someone that kills it at communicating? Have you ever wondered what makes these people different? What traits do they each have that are either enhancing or inhibiting their communication?
How to give and receive compliments, praise, attaboys, and other positive feedback
Do you regularly slap the hand of someone who is complimenting you? I am raising my hand, if it helps. I’ve been guilty of poo-poo-ing my own badassery in so many ways, it’s shameful. Both professionally and personally.
I have also been guilty of giving not-so-great-compliments and feedback when needed. And why is that?
How to Prepare your Mind and Body for Difficult Conversations
Our motives, our body language, and our state of being all matter when it comes to communicating effectively.
5 Email Writing Practices for Better Business Communication
As humans, we need to learn how to communicate effectively with each other if we are going to continue to co-exist on this planet together.
As much of our communication is going online, my question for you is: Do you know how to communicate effectively via email?
If not, don’t worry, this is where I can help.
5 Practices for More Effective Communication
Communication is the single most important tool we have available to us as humans and if we can understand how to communicate with each other, we can do anything! Knowing how to effectively communicate will not only change your life, it will change the lives of others around you.
I am a recovering workaholic.
I had heard 1,000 stories of burnout before and really never thought it would happen to me. I didn’t know I was falling apart. I didn’t realize I was working to avoid other areas of my life. I didn’t know that there is a difference between passionately working for long hours because you love it and compulsively working in an anxious state because you “have to” in order to make yourself feel better. One is a behavior, the other, a mentality. I think I had both.
Feedback: Part 1 - The Giver
Feedback. Evaluation. Criticism. Judgment. Do all those words mean the same thing?
Meetings, and Meetings, and Meetings…Oh My!
One of the most helpful things you can do for your organization is to analyze and scrutinize ALL recurring meetings to determine their feasibility, relevancy, and need.
Why I Am Designed To Be a Speaker.
Individually, we are a delicious amalgamation of our values, our personality, our life experiences, our top strengths, our bottom strengths (a.k.a. weaknesses), our communication habits, and our belief systems. We use these traits to our advantage when looking for a partner, when making friends, and when learning how to cope with stress. So why don’t we use this information when trying to find a job that we love?
The Importance of Patience in Communication
Through the years, I have come to realize that one of the easiest ways to avoid unnecessary conflict is to wait for favorable conditions to occur.