by Maureen Steele | Apr 16, 2019 | Communication For The Future, Mastering Workplace Challenges, Presentations And Public Speaking
Ask any group of regular teleconference presenters about the challenges of presenting with screen-share and a sound only connection to the listeners and they will all say pretty much the same things. Here is a sample of what they will tell you: It’s very hard to be...
by Maureen Steele | Sep 7, 2018 | Mastering Workplace Challenges, Personal Mastery, Skills For Personal Business Success
Even when you are on top of your to-do list and hitting your deadlines, life at work in a fast-paced environment can still be stressful. For example, you may be constantly under pressure to make decisions without a lot of time to consider the likely impact; or you may...
by Maureen Steele | Sep 7, 2018 | Mastering Workplace Challenges, Personal Mastery, Skills For Personal Business Success
“It is not enough to be busy…The question is: what are we busy about?” Henry David Thoreau A tale of time (mis)spent A recent coaching client complained that she works long hours, and struggles to fit everything into the working day. Her days at work are either taken...
by Maureen Steele | Apr 3, 2018 | Communication skills for leaders, Mastering Workplace Challenges, Skills For Personal Business Success
What is feedback? The information given to an individual or a group about its prior behaviour and the consequent impact, so that the individual or group may adjust or reinforce its current and future behaviour to achieve a mutually agreed or desired result. There are...
by Maureen Steele | Apr 3, 2018 | Interpersonal Communication, Mastering Workplace Challenges
Many people avoid feedback at all costs and view any review of their performance at work with fear and trepidation. Whilst there is clearly a need for those who are tasked with giving feedback to develop their skills and competences in this area, the truth is that a...
by Maureen Steele | Oct 10, 2017 | Mastering Workplace Challenges, Personal Mastery
This article and the tips in it have been contributed by our guest writer, Alysoun Sturt-Scobie. Perhaps sport and raising children have similarities to managing individuals and teams. When a child is learning to walk I imagine that you would want to encourage them to...
