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Getting Your Point Across

At a workshop on communicating effectively, the trainer handed out a list of Power Points in Listening. Although each point was relevant, two stood out as being the most significant: (1) You cannot not communicate, and (2) Whenever contact is made, communication occurs. These statements clarify that communicating intent involves more than just conveying words. […]

What’s Wrong With Being Right

The chaos that ensues from less than full participation in the learning process provides an opportunity for people with aggressive, loud and dominant personalities to impose solutions that may not be right. Unfortunately, coworkers often accept an idea that seems right simply because it came from someone who sounds right. Working alone can be very […]

Building Trust-Based Relationships

Working with people who think, feel, and see things differently can be both stressful and anxiety producing. Unless a foundation of trust exists, those working under arduous conditions are likely to harbor negative feelings that may dampen their desire to collaborate. The Tenets of Teamwork described below provide the guidelines for building trust-based relationships Collaborative […]