"With the complexity of our changing world, the speed with which decisions are made, and the overwhelming choices available, today’s leader needs to fully understand the invisible forces that shape conversation and build relationships: Intention and alignment."
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How to Form Great Habits Using Triggers
"Forming habits is hard. But attaching a trigger to your habit can make it stick much more easily."
Your Communications May Not Be Communicating
". . . As one of my clients is fond of saying (along with George Bernard Shaw), 'The greatest problem with communication is the assumption that it has taken place.'”
"Now, I’ve never found a senior manager who says that communications are not important; so why do organizational communications continue to break down despite all of the investment and generally good intentions? Let me present three common traps: . . ."
Read the full article by Ron Ashkenas (photo, left) . . .Facing New Intercultural Communication Challenges at Work
"If you listen closely, there is a unique cry for help that can be heard within intercultural businesses everywhere. Those who work within such contexts, and who use English as a second language, are confronted with predictable challenges that they must face alone," writes Sherwood Fleming (photo, left).
"For example, soon after I met Thierry, a manager in a large international engineering firm, he shared his story with me. . . ."
Read the full article . . .9 Habits of Unsuccessful People
"Bad habits may not seem like a big deal on their own, but sometimes they can seriously drag you down in your life and career."
"Here are the top nine habits of unsuccessful people: . . ."
Read the full article by Áine Cain (photo, left) . . .No Problem . . . and Other Negative Expressions to Avoid
"It is so easy to fall into the habit of using negative expressions, or to say what you aren’t going to do. The problem is people would rather hear positives, and even remember them better. Using positive expressions helps you to be seen as a team player, a problem-solver, a go-to person. So let’s try turning these expressions into something more positive," says Gail Zack Anderson (photo, left).
Writing for the 21st-Century Reader
"Short, concise messages should no longer be limited to your social media platforms. In an interview with Natasha Nicholson, Jeff Herrington [photo, left] — editor, writer and consultant for Jeff Herrington Communications — tells us that it’s time business communication adapted to the reading habits of 21st-century readers," writes Caroline Cornell.
"From shorter attention spans to vertical mobile devices, Herrington shares why current changes in reading consumption habits can be viewed as revolutionary. Is your writing reaching today’s reader, or is it stuck in the past?"
Read the full article . . .18 Disruptive Technology Trends for 2018
"Over the coming year, what will be the most important developments in disruptive technology?"
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