Tag Archives: communication
What Happens When We Don’t Communicate With Our Employees
Tasks are repeated because instructions aren’t clear. Morale plummets and rumors abound when a managing partner engages in doublespeak regarding the firm’s future. Administrators constantly battle employee retention because of the poor interpersonal skills of some professionals. Precious time is wasted in meetings that are exercises in egos rather than solutions. Valuable staff leave because [...]
Shut Off The Phone And Get Back Your Life
When firestorms raged across Southern California and land lines were down, having a cell phone to call my family was a blessing. When I could sit in my ocean front garden and use both hands while talking to my Mother in Florida, I adored my cell phone. After getting lost in a jumble of streets, [...]
Four Communication strategies to increase your Talk Quotient (TQ)
STRATEGY # 1: CONDUCT A TALKING STICK MEETING A talking stick meeting allows everyone to hear a wide variety of ideas and inputs because each person who “holds the stick” is assured free speech, no reprisals, no humiliations, and no interruptions. Many native American tribes used the stick as a way of allowing all voices [...]