In our competitive business environments, the ability to listen well is a crucial edge. Itâs one of those soft skills that employers look for and clients crave. But it takes consistent practice to achieve the goal of listening (i.e., taking in information).
An impeccable digital dress code can help ensure that your messages are read, received well and responded to with the proper urgency. Here are the best tips.
Sometimes we just donât feel like being as productive as we should. Thatâs OK, right? Well, yes, but whatâs not OK is to consistently let yourself down and undermine the goals youâve set for yourself. If this sounds like you, itâs time to lock yourself in a cage.
âIâhave two kinds of problems: the urgent and the important,â Dwight D. Eisenhower purportedly said, though he didnât claim the original thought as his own. âThe urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent.â From this musing emerged the time management method known as the Eisenhower Matrix.
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Here’s a sequel to the classic tip about always attaching a document before you actually compose an email to avoid the “oops” moment of forgetting to include it. Remember also to enter the recipientâs address in the âToâ field only after you write and re-read your message. Take the vow: No more prematurely sent emails […]
When it comes to small talk, some people get it and some people donâtâor do they? Here are the five stages of conversational intelligence.
Asking an employee to reform more than one or two behaviors at a time can quickly overwhelm and demotivate them, no matter how calm and accepting they may seem. Here, then, is a checklist to use when deciding if employee behavior needs change.
Last year, as employees were piling up accrued time they couldnât use, the IRS allowed them to cash out their unused time, donate the cash to their employers and their employers would donate the cash to charitable organizations helping people impacted by the pandemic. The IRS has extended this relief through the end of this year.
August 17, 2021
Categorized in: Salary
Pay raises are making a comeback. U.S. companies plan to give employees larger raises next year as they recover from the economic fallout from the pandemic and face mounting challenges attracting and retaining employees, according to a new survey by the Willis Towers Watson consulting firm.