Social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter tend to have curious effects on people and their social lives. One thing I notice is how many of those who use them tend to fall into one of two opposite categories: The people who have a rich, active offline social life and use socialization through social […]
Continue reading... August 4, 2010
Top 10 Lessons Learned From Coaching 100 People
I have recently reached the number of 100 coaching clients, which I have worked with individually in just under 4 years. It’s been an awesome learning and development experience, not only for my clients but also for myself. I feel like one big chapter in my career has closed and another one is opening. Like […]
Continue reading... July 30, 2010
Improve People Skills Fast Through Immersion
I’m not generally a big fan of quick fixes and claims of fast improvement, for people skills or any other soft skill. I believe that most of them ignore the natural level of practice and repetition learning requires and they usually over-promise. However, I think there is one smart, effective way to get relatively quick […]
Continue reading... July 26, 2010
Why Family Pressure Is Heavy Pressure and How to Lighten the Load
Even the people I know with really good people skills are often little babies when it comes to handling family pressure on them to think, feel or act in certain ways. They may be able to easily refuse a colleague’s invitation to go bowling, but when mom asks them to visit for dinner, they just […]
Continue reading... July 21, 2010
Learning Resources to Improve People Skills
I’m on a guest post writing spree this month; getting my ideas out there, spreading the word on how to improve people skills. I want to recommend you a couple of articles related to people skills which I wrote and have been published on other blogs in the past few days. On Sources of Insight: […]
Continue reading... July 16, 2010
Is the Road You’re On Really Necessary?
“What do you want?” – I ask my coaching client. “I want to advance in my field; to reach the top.” – he replies. “Do you like what you do, in this field?” “No, but that’s beside the point”. I listen, I ask more questions, I try to understand him. Turns out he wants to […]
Continue reading... July 11, 2010
Happiness Really Is in the Little Things
I’m on a train going to visit my parents. Next to me, there is this old lady with an enthusiasm to envy. She’s looking out the window and saying: “Look at all the trees! They’re so green! And look at all the beautiful houses!” I look at her attentively for a moment and I realize […]
Continue reading... July 6, 2010
My Big Revelation about Improving Self-Confidence
My understanding about confidence and how to improve it, especially in relation with people skills, has evolved slowly but surely most of the time. But every once in a while, I had big leaps forward, rooted in personal revelations about self-confidence. I want to share with you a big revelation I had a couple of […]
Continue reading... July 1, 2010
How Often Should You Check Your Email?
Depending on how you use it, email communication can be a way to interact effectively with people and make your work more efficient, or a major source for decreased productivity, stress and an early ulcer. Unfortunately, for many, it’s the latter. As a communication coach, I am often asked be people looking to improve their […]
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