Need to feel more in charge your time, energy, to do list, choices – your life?  If so, learning to say no is a skill that could prove helpful. Saying ‘no’ can feel hard to do, especially if you’re used to being the go-to-person for everything.  So, at first, you’re bound to choke on the […]

Push back, an attempt at influencing others to move or change position, is something we all need to be able to do effectively.  For example, you’re in a meeting and the group reaches agreement on a direction that you know will not work. Or the word has come down:  you’re not even in the running […]

  Today, so many of us work in teams – cross-functional teams, global teams, teams with a short-term task and focus to traditional teams that are together for the long-haul.  Teams spend time in regular meeting.  Those meetings, when attended by people who come prepared and participate fully, facilitate the team’s work and ultimate success.  […]

  Much of what gets accomplished in business happens through face-to-face meetings, videoconferences or teleconferences.  Meetings occupy a significant part of most people’s day.  When they’re well organized and well run, they’re a powerful tool for communication and decision-making.  When they’re disorganized or poorly managed, they can be a disastrous waste of resources. It may […]

Are you among the many people for whom working long hours, multitasking and pressing to meet deadlines have become a way of life? In the short-term, these are practical solutions.  But, research tells us that this pattern, over the long-term, increases stress levels and results in lower levels of productivity.  Eventually, even though you’re plenty […]