Tag Archives: tough times
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 [...]
In Tough Times-Silence Is NOT Golden
In the face of this severe, take-no-prisoners economic downturn, far too many organizations are responding in knee-jerk reaction to the thought of holding all but the smallest of meetings. Training budgets are slashed. Employees hunker behind their desk, hoping that no one from HR can find them or else they’re huddled around a PDA, text [...]
Article By Eileen and Beverly Kaye Featured On ASTD Site!
Wanted: Leaders With ESP for Tough Times written by Eileen McDargh and author Beverely Kaye is featured on the American Society of Training and Development website. To read the entire article click here.