Loose talk is everywhere at work, and it doesn’t matter whether you work in an open office space a coworking space a “traditional” cubical environment or a widely geographically distributed, online, team space, gossip, rumor, innuendo, and storytelling remain ingrained social traits of human beings. They appear whenever two or Read more…
This isn’t about me. It’s about YOU. But then again, when ISN’T it about YOU! Look, you see yourself one way. The world sees you another way. Very rarely do you have an opportunity to look at yourself through the eyes of the world. It starts with YOU. It ends Read more…
We’re FASCINATED by Sally Hogshead. Ever since we heard her on the Mitch Joel, Six Pixels of Separation podcast, we have connected with her at every opportunity. She is a consummate speaker and trainer who has unlocked a new way for YOU to look at YOURSELF! Now, we’ve taken a Read more…
We are sure that we aren’t the first corporate training firm working in the area of conflict resolution to hear either one–or all three–of the following statements: “The people who really need this information to have better approaches, won’t be attending these sessions.” “The people who are causing all the problems Read more…
Don’t drive angry. Don’t tweet angry. But going to work angry…well…that’s just the way of the world. Right? With the number of “disengaged” employees in the workplace at 26%, according to a recent Dale Carnegie study, it’s no wonder that people may occasionally show up to work: Pissed off Peeved Slightly Read more…
We here at Human Services Consulting and Training (HSCT) love the old school E.F. Hutton commercials (link here http://youtu.be/sc2GpmLx82k). The tagline, which our parents always used on us, of “when EF Hutton talks, people listen,” seems not to apply in the noisy media world in which we live. But, when Read more…
I’ve noticed a bystander effect related to work and entrepreneurship. The demarcation line of the 21st century will be the one that separates those who put in effort (not work, effort), energy and have the desire to advance—from those who do not. To borrow from Jerry Seinfeld in a recent Read more…
Conflicts come about from differences people have about what matters and what doesn’t. What matters and what doesn’t can cover areas such as: Resources Emotions Situations with other people When people work 40-80 hours a week with people that they did not pick, hire or choose to associate with, there Read more…
Friday the 13th is sandwiched between Thursday the 12th and Saturday the 14th. There is nothing more mystical about the date than that. However, like most arbitrary dates in the modern world, there seems to have been no issue with the date before the 19th century. Friggatriskaidekaphobia is “fear of Read more…
This guest post is written by David James Bawden. David James is an up and coming Marketing Assistant at SPL International. His ideas on content marketing and perspectives are his own and do not necessarily represent those of SPL International. Follow him on Twitter and read his blog at http://doingthingsdigitally.com/ How easily do Read more…