Crash Course On Becoming A Better Conversationalist By Tomorrow
Becoming a better conversationalist is easier than most people think. A few tips will do it by tomorrow. Each link explores the... Read More
Group Interactions, Molding Relationships and Culture
Most times, we see group interactions (GI) as convenient communication tools. Typically, they appear as meetings, training sessions and other events. Except... Read More
Power in Acknowledging Others
Posted on01 May 2014
Tagsrelationship building techniques, engagement, children, Hart & Risely Study, public speaking, Meaningful Differences, Todd Risley, Betty Hart, using names, University of Kansas, The Economist, relationships, management, intelligence, employees, conversation techniques, change management, acknowledgement
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An executive reviews observations about an employee with a manager and concludes, “Tom, you need to support him by doing X, Y... Read More
Manager – Employee Relationship: “Acid Test” Question
Posted on26 Jul 2012
Tagsacknowledgement, closed questions, conflict management, employees, honesty, management, open-ended questions, question, questioning techniques, relationships, summarize, trust, truth
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Even though we tend to focus on employees complaining about their managers, they do compliment them too. However, one employee over fifteen... Read More
Relationship Building Technique #5: Encouragement
Posted on19 Mar 2012
Tagsacknowledgement, closed questions, conversation, conversation techniques, emotions, encourage, feelings, impression, listen, open-ended questions, perspective, phraseology, question, relationship building techniques, Relationship Building Techniques Series, relationships, Techniques, Thoughts, words
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We often think listening builds relationships. Many times this does not happen though. This is very true when we listen but people... Read More
Relationship Building: Insincerity & Personality Differences
In response to my post, “Relationship Building Technique #4: Acknowledgement,” a reader emailed the following observation: I often find this is a... Read More
Relationship Building Technique #4: Acknowledgement
We often do not learn the value of listening techniques in building relationships. This happens when we listen but people do not... Read More
