Get noticed: 8 things that your boss wished you did more
After working with thousands of directors and leaders from many different countries, I have noticed that there common areas which they wished their team members are better in. Your boss will surely notice you if you do these! 1. Speak up more by giving feedback or share ideas Bosses wished their people spoke up […]
Why Most Managers Fail In Performance Conversations
Let’s face it, performance reviews are nothing more than a witch hunt. You would know this if you are a manager. While nobody gets burnt at the stake, the negative conversations can surely burn your spirit. The issue at hand is that when it is conducted, it tends to be negative, constantly focusing on gaps […]
What happened at the Personal Branding for Corporate Success Seminar?
September 2012 was the most exciting months for me as I was one of the speakers for the Personal Branding for Corporate Success Seminar. Participants received lots of useful and valuable tips from all the speakers that day, on how they can get ahead in their lives through personal branding and influence. If you miss […]
Six Tips To Dealing With Difficult People
Tom dreads to work because he thinks that his boss is overbearing and often wants to micromanage him. For Susan, every morning is always a challenge as she tries to wake her son up for school. David feels that he is too nice and is unable to say “no” when someone requests for help. […]
Win People Over Rather Than Win Arguments
Image by Anders V via Flickr Winning an argument is tempting for most people working in a team. Who does not wish to be right? Who does not want to have the last say and feel victorious? But if your focus is on the team’s progress and not on personal whims, sometimes it is better […]
When Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Have you ever offended people by your speech or actions? Well, I don’t know about you, but I have done that many times and I am not proud of it. What do you do when you need to apologize? Here is the 4 step process that I use which have benefited me tremendously when I […]
What’s Your Trust Meter Like?
Image by [ r ♥ c e y t ♥ y ] {I br♥ke for bokeh} via Flickr Trust IS the most fundamental element in all relationships. It is essential to business performance, sales, managing people or even just relating and sharing with loved ones. To build your trust-worthiness, here are some things that you […]
Four ways to win people over
Here are some invaluable ways that will help you win people over: 1. Smile when you talk People are more comfortable with you when you give them your best smile. It destroys any barriers and helps build a sense of connectedness. In all of my public talks, I usually go to the venue early and […]
The Secret to being the Most Interesting person is…
I was asked by my friend some time ago about how I managed to be popular among friends. Even strangers who never met me before could remember my name. He asked me alot of questions about how he could make himself entertaining, whether there were interesting jokes he could remember and so forth… “DO you really want to […]