Considering how people respond to change and considering their emotional needs ahead of time can help you better manage resistance to change.
Category: communication skills
The do’s and don’ts of a persuasive communication
Persuasion plays an important role in our daily life. We always come across situations where we try to convince others to do something like for instance, getting our ideas across others, or to persuade someone to embody new healthy habits or behaviours or to consider our initiatives or a solution, or to work out a…
How to foster collaboration
How to foster collaboration among teams and workplaces to work towards common goals and for better outcomes
How to deal with people who always play the victim
We all come across people who function out of victim mindset in the work places or in our personal or business relationships who carry around the belief that world is against them and that there is nothing they can do about it or take action. It is normal to feel sorry for all of us…
A leadership style that is effective in times of change or uncertainty
As a leader, your leadership style determines how well your organisations and businesses thrive in times of changes or uncertainty. Even though you tend to develop a particular leadership style that is unique to you as a leader, as changing circumstances and situations demand different workload, teams or resources, so should be your leadership and…
What are you unknowingly communicating?
A positive-communication goes a long way in establishing credible relationships and making an effective conversation. Understanding what others are saying is an essential part of any communication. But most of us often consider communication as what we say or the words that we use. However, interpersonal communication is more than the words we use, information…
How to handle difficult conversations effectively
Difficult conversations often involve strong differences of opinion and may elicit strong and complex emotions. Avoiding such conversations is never an effective solution as it leads to poor working and personal relationships and workplace conflicts.
When we are not well equipped to handle difficult conversations both personal or professional, we find ourselves in conflicting feelings, insecurity and vulnerability.
Upgrade your negotiating potential
Know how to negotiate skilfully in your personal or professional endeavours.
How to deal with negative people in your life
Constant exposure to negative people can have a major impact on your overall sense of positivity whether it be at work, in your relationships, business environments or in your friend groups.
Recognise when negativity intrudes into your life so you do not have to be the target of others’ negativity.
How to deal with intimidation
[inlinetweet]]If you give into intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated.”– Aung San Suu Kyi[[/inlinetweet]
Some people resort to managing through fear or intimidation to exert control or to stimulate people’s performance, but it certainly cannot be a motivating strategy in long-term.
Whether the intimidation is internal that has to do with your thought process or external —having to do with the actions or behaviour of others, you can learn to overcome it.
How to upgrade to leadership mindset
“Leading is all about managing your mindset.” Your mindset not only influences how you think and interpret situations but also your emotional reactions, decisions and actions during adversity.
How to give corrective feedback
Feedback need not be always intimidating, negative, demoralising or disheartening. When done in the right way and with right intention, it paves way for personal improvement, problem-solving and change. Here is how to give corrective feedback.
How to overcome conflict avoidance
What is your tendency in most conflict situations – Do you avoid conflict or seek it out? Certain conflicts or issues get tougher to resolve because we lack awareness in how we each approach such issues.
Are you influencing or manipulating?
There is a very fine line between influence and manipulation. What can you do to more consistently use influence in your efforts to persuade others?
How to Challenge your Assumptions
“We make assumptions, and believe we are right about the assumptions; then we defend our assumptions and try to make someone else wrong.”- Don Miguel Ruiz In today’s world, we are always under pressure to act now, rather than spend time reasoning things through and thinking about the true facts. We are often influenced and…
