Communication

“If you’re the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong – that’s healthy.” – Robert Townsend One of the struggles that many people in leadership roles face on a [...]

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” – Steven R. Covey I know we talked about this same topic not that long ago, but it keeps coming up [...]

“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure.  It is:  Try to please everybody.” – Herbert Bayard Swope One of the challenges that all leaders face is [...]

“Be yourself – not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be.” – Henry David Thoreau There are literally dozens of capabilities and behaviors that define great [...]

“The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” – George Bernard Shaw One of the easiest things to do in life is to make assumptions. Sometimes it feels [...]

“I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.” – Georg C. Lichtenberg One of the things I hear a lot of in my career is [...]

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” – George Bernard Shaw I’ve spent a lot of time recently with an organization that is going through a lot of [...]

Today we’re fortunate to have a guest blogger – Julie Noble, PHR, Director of Human Resources, Cain Ellsworth & Company, LLP – thanks Julie! [...]