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Active Listening consists of a set of communication techniques that were originally developed by psychotherapists as a way of getting their clients to feel safe and open up. This involved establishing rapport and trust by demonstrating care and a genuine desire to listen. Since its original development for psychotherapy, Active Listening has also been used […]
How do I motivate my staff? That question seems to baffle most business leaders. Motivating people seems to be more elusive than almost any other aspect of management. For that reason there are countless articles and classes devoted to it. But, in reality, the strongest business leaders don’t motivate their employees. That’s right, as a […]
I’ve been providing services to corporate clients as an IT project manager and consultant to more than 300 clients. Some projects were very huge and some of them were tiny. Something I learned from these varied experiences is that, whether providing IT services as an insider or an outsider, every IT initiative is an engagement. […]
Money has no memory. Experience has. You will never know what the total cost of your education was, but for a lifetime you will recall and relive the memories of schools and colleges. Few years from now, you will forget the amount you paid to settle the hospitalization bill, but will ever cherish having saved […]
There is no doubt about it, a recession is a difficult time for everyone, and it can be tough to find ways to scrape buy. However, there are many ways that individuals can cut back during a recession to make ends meet. By cutting back on a few non-essential expenses, or renegotiating the terms of […]
This Story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by the roadside. He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio. His eyes were weak, so he never watched television. But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs. He was […]
Your never noticed that echo in your mailbox until a client’s check doesn’t arrive when it’s due, but you shrug it off and figure they must have just missed the mail. The next day you ask the carrier if it’s possible something was missed, and you look around on the ground to see if the […]
The only thing more depressing than being laid off is being laid off when you’re an “older” worker. It is one of the more unfortunate aspects of our culture – and especially in the IT world — that age can be a detriment in how you’re perceived by potential employers. The unspoken assumption, even from […]
Too often failing projects surprise us. Have you ever had a project that seemed to be going along just fine, and then, when the delivery deadline drew near, suddenly, everyone’s two months late? It leads you to wonder, “How could I have missed that this project was two months late?” “What planet was I on […]