Article Contributed By Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter” Social media has blown on to the scene the last couple of years with the popular websites of Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and many others. Nobody can tell for sure what social media will look like five years from now, but what everyone can agree upon is that [...]
04Sep
Posted by Marcel Sim in Communication Skills
Article Contributed by Skip Weisman National Hockey League Hall of Famer Mark Messier is recognized as one of the greatest leaders in the history of professional team sports. This reputation is backed by the fact Messier is the only player to captain two separate teams to the Stanley Cup Championship. So, when Messier talks leadership, [...]
22Jul
Posted by Steven Teo in Communication Skills
Article Contributed by Jeff Beals If you ask any historian to name the greatest leaders in western civilization, there’s a good chance the 16th president of the United States will make the list. He willed his country to victory in the gut-wrenching Civil War, issued the Emancipation Proclamation and facilitated the eventual ratification of the [...]
28Jun
Posted by Marcel Sim in Communication Skills
Article by Skip Weisman Many different reasons exist why certain actions taken within an organization can kill trust, quite apart from the regular dishonest activities that mislead staff, hidden agendas, office politics, career rivalry, illegal practices, ignorance, etc. One of the biggest trust-killers is so basic it is easy to overlook. It is and has [...]
24Apr
Posted by Marcel Sim in Communication Skills
Whoever spent time as a child on a school playground and been the victim of name calling knows the deflective phrase used to counter those slurs, “sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me,” isn’t enough to overcome the impact of those bullying communications to youthful, developing ears. The messages [...]
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