Not everyone is cut out to be a leader even if they study the skills and experience needed. That being said, there are certain skills and attributes that ‘good’ leaders have and this can be critical to a successful health and safety policy in the workplace. This week in the… Read More »
Have a look at pretty much any job advertisement and being a strong communicator is going to be one of the main required attributes. This goes for every level in a company from the CEO, line manager and all the way down to the entry level employee. Even though companies… Read More »
How well do you think you perform at work? Does management give you sufficient training or do they offer a mentoring program? Workplace coaching has becoming immensely popular in recent years and it is seen as a new way to improve an employee’s performance while enhancing the company as a… Read More »
You have your shiny new degree and you’ve just landed yourself a pretty sweet job. That’s you sorted as far as your professional life goes, right? Well not exactly. The thing about the modern workplace is that everything changes so quickly. Laws change, procedures change and the way that you… Read More »
Are you currently sitting in your office wondering why you have procrastinated so much? Maybe you have just started a new project and the deadline for completion is on the horizon? Deadlines are part and parcel of most workplaces however actually meeting a deadline is not as easy as it… Read More »
Very few people thrive in an environment that hosts conflict in the workplace. After all, the point of going to work is to be productive and conflict inevitably leads to a reduction in productivity and a standoff between either individual employees or departments. While this can happen very easily dealing… Read More »
Even the very best public speakers get nervous when delivering a presentation to a crowd. You might not be articulating your new strategy to a thousand people however it is natural to get nervous when everyone in the room is focused on you. In fact, it can be even more… Read More »
We all know the script. No matter how much you might love your job and the work that you do getting yourself motivated can be a challenge. Never mind the 4pm drop off when your mind starts wondering to what you’re going to watch on TV tonight or the sneaky… Read More »
Aggression – ‘Hostile or violent behaviour or attitudes towards another’ ‘The action of attacking without provocation’ Assertion – ‘A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief’ ‘The action of stating something or exercising authority confidently and forcefully’ One of the main differences between assertion and aggression is that aggression… Read More »
5 Tips to Improve Your Communication Communication within the workplace is vital. In the modern world communication is taken for granted, instant worldwide communication is as easy as clicking a mouse. It is important now, more than ever, to communicate effectively. Do you ever find that you have to explain… Read More »
Here are our top tips for managing your time: Make a commitment to yourself today to ‘make time’ for something you really want to do Have a good idea of what your time is worth to you. If you calculate the figure regularly it enables you to decide whether it’s… Read More »
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