What is Culture? Culture is complex concept, with many definitions. “Culture” refers to a group or community with which we share common experiences. Culture shapes the way we understand and view the world. We all belong to many cultures at once. Culture includes groups that we are born into, such as gender, race, national origin, […]
Communication is dynamic (ever-changing) and systemic. It has two levels of meaning, relationship and context. All aspects of communication are intertwined. Communication is influenced by how we feel, time of day, etc. Communication consists of three basic segments: verbal, non-verbal, and paraverbal. 1. Verbal Communication Verbal communication is the content of what we are talking […]
Have you ever met someone who you just couldn’t get through to? There could be many reasons for this, one of the most common is different communication styles. Communication styles are deeply engrained, based on hereditary and environmental factors. Our “style” tends to remain rather constant through life. Since it’s all we know, many leaders […]
As a leader, your three primary responsivities are to your work group, to management, and to yourself. Successful leaders balance all three. Here are tips for managing your team up the generations. Respect Their Experience Stephen Covey’s fifth of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is: “Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood.” If […]
Today you might receive 100 emails. If you’re a Millennial, Xennial, or Gen Zer, you’ll get 100+ text messages. How many will you remember? When is the last time you received a personal handwritten note in your physical mailbox? How many cards and letters have you saved? How many do you remember? Have you held […]
