by Ross | Jul 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
StartingĀ a job as a manager for the first time rates pretty high on the list of workplace challenges. It is difficult enough if you are stepping into that role, and into a new company for the first time, but I think stepping up within the same company is even more...
by Ross | Feb 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
I had an interesting conversation this week…this person is a relatively new manager of a group of five people, and is currently receiving a bit of push back from a couple of his employees. The push back they are getting is seemingly innocuous in that they are...
by Ross | Jan 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
You have probably all worked with someone who talks a lot…and I don’t just mean that they are a good communicator, I mean they are someone who is continually talking for no apparent purpose! In my last blog post I gave just a few tips for the...
by Ross | Jan 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Lets revisit these two employees that I introduced in the last post – one who likes to think things through before they speak, and the other who talks a lot as a way of activating their thinking. When these two people problem solve together conflict can arise....
by Ross | Dec 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Too often conflict arises in the workplace (and at home!) because of miscommunication, or more specifically, a lack of understanding of the other persons, and our own, communication style. It is not just the lack of understanding between people, it is also...