Posts Tagged ‘Conversations’

Better Communication Skills — Silence and Violence

IntroductionLeaders need to seek better communication skills not only for themselves and their leadership teams, but as part of the organization’s culture.  Successful change management requires getting everyone moving in one new direction.   People will be talking with one another while you’re trying to drive change.  As a leader, you want to make sure those conversations [...]

Leadership Development — Create a Culture of Dialogue

Introduction In any organization, people are talking.  They talk about life, work, careers, and their bosses.  Yes, they are talking about you; count on it.   Are these conversations helping or hurting your ability to get results?  What is Effective Communication? Leadership development efforts tend to focus on setting clear goals, hiring the right people, clearing obstacles, and communicating [...]

Cultural Voyeurism and Social Media

Sociology – The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.About a year ago, I wrote an article entitled Social Media is About Sociology and not Technology. The recognition of people versus the tools is now more critical than ever. Although, it still isn’t necessarily [...]