Uncertainty is unavoidable. As a manager, you need to be prepared to lead your team through murky waters, but doing so requires getting in the right mindset yourself. Here are six tips to help you shift your perspective: Embrace the discomfort of not knowing. Move from a know-it-all to a learn-it-all mindset. You don’t need[…]
Conflict in a relationship is virtually inevitable. In itself, conflict isn’t a problem; how it’s handled, however, can bring people together or tear them apart. Poor communication skills, disagreements, and misunderstandings can be a source of anger and distance or a springboard to a stronger relationship and a happier future. Tips for Effective Communication[…]
Race dialogues at work have the potential to leave minority employees feeling distressed, exhausted, or dismissed. The year 2020 has been a rough one, especially for Black Americans. The global coronavirus pandemic’s disproportional impact, combined with multiple police murders of unarmed Black people, cast a brighter light on systemic racism in the United States. In[…]
Open-mindedness is a characteristic that involves being receptive to a wide variety of ideas, arguments, and information. Being open-minded is generally considered a positive quality. It is a necessary ability in order to think critically and rationally. If you are not open to other ideas and perspectives, it is difficult to see all of[…]
7 tips for better communication We’ve all been taught to lead the conversation, but listening is the more powerful position. Behold the power of a good listener. When “Fleabag” star Phoebe Waller-Bridge recently tried to explain the obsession over the show’s break-out character — “Hot Priest,” played by actor Andrew Scott — she credited[…]
You’ll often change your results if you change your approach. Ever left a meeting with your boss feeling like they didn’t listen well enough or didn’t understand what you needed? Or maybe you don’t even bother to approach your boss because you don’t think they’ll see things your way. While there certainly are plenty of[…]
If you want to feel more connected to others, break out of your social comfort zone. Many of us have a lot in common with the people in our inner circle — which makes sense. We’ve taken the same courses in school or worked under the same boss. We’ve bonded over the books we’ve[…]
How Not To Turn Meaningful Discussions Into Arguments By Keeping This 1 Thing In Mind. When in the midst of a discussion, all we really want is to be heard, and for our point of view to be considered. But sometimes in the heat of the moment if a conversation isn’t going our way,[…]
Transform your relationships by changing the way you listen. We all know what it feels like to not be heard — and, if we’re being honest with ourselves, to be in the position of the inattentive listener. It can be hard to put our own concerns and opinions aside and really pay attention to[…]
How often are you speaking to someone new, feeling like the conversation’s going pretty well, and then… Silence hits. You don’t know what to say. They don’t know what to say. This is so awkward. What do you do? Luckily, there’s one simple rule that can keep every conversation flowing naturally, no matter who you’re speaking to. […]