Social Media Trends for 2017

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Like it or not, social media has become a mainstay for communication, both at a personal and business level. And in 2017 there are some trends that will change the game, according to Tom Ward writing in a recent Forbes online blog (read it here). Ward cites the fact that …

Don’t Let the Facts Get in the Way

Sunday, February 28, 2016

We have all been in the situation I am sure where we are in a “robust” discussion with someone and they just will not budge from their position, despite the fact we are putting indisputable evidence and facts before them. Our brilliant argument backfires. Frustrating to say the least. Typically …

Cell Phone Distraction

Monday, July 20, 2015

Turning our cell phones onto silent in order to focus and not be distracted may just be a fallacy. A new study just released (read it here) has found that where we even hear or feel the buzz of our cell phone, our concentration breaks and we are more likely …

It’s Time to Kill the Performance Review

Monday, June 8, 2015

Melissa Dahl looks at the research into performance reviews in a recent Science of Us blog (read it here) and finds that there is little to support its practice. It appears the annual performance review is typically viewed as just another thing on the list of compliance items for managers …

Workplace Trends 2015

Monday, January 19, 2015

At the beginning of the new year let’s take a moment to think about what trends are likely to impact on our businesses this year. According to a recent article in Business News Daily (read it here), the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology (SOIP) has identified the top 10 from …

Successful Leaders Say These Things

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Getting to be in a position of influence is one thing, being a person of influence is quite another. Great leaders are those who understand that positional influence is very limited, but personal influence is much more long-lasting and widespread. What is it great leaders do that sets them apart …