4 Unique communication styles of Introverts and Extroverts To be different is to be human. If we were all the same, it would be pretty boring after a while. Having said that, differences in personalities and communication styles can and do cause problems at work and...
Manage time effectively. One life, one calendar for results We would all like to manage time more effectively, but often we don't do as well as we would like. For instance, Have you ever been so busy at work that you have completely forgotten about your child's...
Boost your professional email writing with these 3 tips Email is the business communication medium of choice for the great majority of business. It is used by all of us on a daily basis. However, many of us could improve our professional email writing by taking...
Are you a procrastinator? Do you ever wish you could stop procrastinating? Of course you say! Me too of course. In fact, I few years ago, I found myself behind on a few projects and noticed myself being a little more stressed than usual. I...
6 Steps to creating better habits I am constantly coming across people who wish to change the occasional bad habit or develop some new habit or discipline to improve their productivity or performance. For instance, overcome the tendency to procrastinate or to plan more perhaps. If changing...
Are you constantly alerted every time an email drops into your Inbox? Do you really need to be? My advice is to turn off your email notifications and stop allowing yourself to get distracted. Consider this: every time you hear or even see an email notification,...
Is this a typical end to your workday? You stay back for a few minutes to try and complete an important task before you leave work for the day. After 30 minutes or so, you realise it is getting late and you really must go...
Are you working extremely long hours while others around you seem to cruise along? Do you find yourself constantly picking up work that you had delegated to someone else, but somehow you seem to be finishing it off? According to William Oncken and Donald Wass, you may...
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There is NO Auto Pilot when it comes to Performance Management Performance management involves the creation of an open and interactive work environment which supports the growth and development of employees, to achieve individual and organisational objectives. As a HR Manager I have found over the years...