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Category Archives: Personal Development
I hear you… but I’m not listening
Effective listening is not a passive occupation! It requires considerable mental effort, not only to comprehend but also to sift the words for further use. Many people think hearing is enough. It isn’t! Hearing does not mean listening. Hearing is … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Personal Development
Tagged communications, learning to listen, listening skills
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Are you an entreprenuer?
As more and more people class themselves as entrepreneurs, more and more opinions and controversy appears around this topic. At one point it was up to others to “name” the entrepreneurs, it wasn’t acceptable (and still isn’t in some circles) … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Development
Tagged business success, character attributes, entrepreneur, positioning
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Grab those opportunities
Somebody once told me to imagine my path towards a goal as a straight line with A as the start point and B as the finishing point. He told me to imagine myself walking along this path with random objects … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Development, Planning
Tagged achieving goals, action, focusing, opportunies
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How you can deliver to each personality style
This week I am following a theme of understanding personality styles. Whether you are a driver, amiable, expressive or analytical, this grid will help you to understand what a person with a given style is wanting when you speak with … Continue reading
Personality styles – descriptives common to each
Yesterday I wrote about finding your own and understanding different personality styles. Here are some attributes usually associated with the different styles. DRIVER Determined Thorough Decisive Responsible Pushy Dominating Harsh Severe AMIABLE Supportive Respectable Dependable Willing Conforming Hesitant Undisciplined Emotional … Continue reading
Finding your own and understanding different personality styles
People communicate in predictable patterns or styles. There are clues in what people say and do that can give you a clear idea of their dominant personality style. Each person has a communication pattern that is his or her “comfort … Continue reading
Barriers to successful implementation
You allocate time, begin the task(s) and then wonder why things have not progressed accordingly. Here are some of the most frequently encountered barriers to the implementation of plans in a business.
Posted in Personal Development, Planning
Tagged Planning, priortising tasks, time management
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