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Why is communication hard?

by admin | May 4, 2016 | Reduce Rework for Your Engineering Team, Training Courses

The mechanics of communication is simple (messages are sent and received). Throw in personality, emotion, ego, stress, busy-ness, communication styles, and a host of other factors, and communication is suddenly complex and difficult. Knowing how to...

Getting it right first time – reducing rework

by admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Reduce Rework for Your Engineering Team, Training Courses

  Imagine: You have given a task to one of your team members – “John, Can you please complete this report by 5pm on Friday”. 5pm Friday rolls around and John delivers to you a 20-page report. Your face becomes downcast and frustration starts to build as you let...

How do you deal with the quiet person in the meeting?

by admin | Feb 16, 2016 | Reduce Rework for Your Engineering Team, Training Courses

Have you ever had someone in your team that is painfully quiet in meetings? A person who never contributes? People like this can be perceived as not interested in the meeting, or worse, a poor performer, someone who is not capable of contributing. Often, the truth is...

Having Difficult Conversations – the SBI Model

by admin | Jan 30, 2016 | Reduce Rework for Your Engineering Team, Training Courses

Doesn’t it frustrate you when people continually come to meetings late?! Even if it is 15 minutes, there are consequences for everyone involved. You will need to go through material again that has already been covered, or if you don’t go back over the material again,...

Having Difficult Conversations – Don’t tell, ask questions

by admin | Jan 15, 2016 | Reduce Rework for Your Engineering Team, Training Courses

“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” –Naguib Mahfouz (Nobel Prize Winner) Giving feedback can be difficult, and people don’t like to give it, let alone receive it! Providing feedback through...

Develop and improve your presentation skills to achieve greater success

by Ross | Mar 13, 2014 | Training Courses

Click here for training schedule details –  Sydney Northern Beaches Presentation Skills Training
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