How to Deliver Bad News

: Top 5 Ways to Soften the Blow "When delivering bad news, how do you soften the blow?" Unfortunately, most of us will be faced with the unpleasant task of delivering bad news at some point in our lives. Maybe a client's stock has tumbled. Maybe profits are down and layoffs are imminent. Maybe medical tests reveal a life threatening illness. In delicate situations like these, few of us know what to say or how to say it. Here are the top 5 communication strategies used by compassionate leaders in times of crisis: Read on ...

Do your meetings measure up to your CEO's expectations?

If the CEO of your company decided to sit in on a few of your meetings, would she be impressed or distressed?We asked Nancy Knowlton, Co-CEO of SMART Technologies Inc. and Bob Hagerty, CEO of Polycom Inc., what they expect from meetings and how important effective meetings are to the success of their companies. Find out if your meetings are effective enough to measure up to the expectations of these CEO’s.

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Public Relations

“If I was down to my last dollar, I’d spend it on public relations.” Bill Gates Would you?? …

Defining Leadership - Trying to Understand

You can ask ten different people what their definition of leadership is and you will probably get ten different answers. Leadership doesn’t have a specific definition. By giving it a definition, you are putting restrictions and limitations on the word and the true value of leadership. Leadership is something that is complicated to explain and understand. It is formless; it doesn’t take on a particular shape or form, nor does it go in one particular direction. A great leader can adjust to any situation at any given time, under any circumstance, and still come out successful. Read on ...

Tips for enjoying poetry

Poetry is word-music, an art which paints pictures with words and sounds. Since the sounds greatly increase the effect of the words, poems must be read aloud to provide your fullest enjoyment. Silent reading just won’t do poetry justice–it’s like trying to enjoy a concert by reading the score. Reading aloud enables the poem to reproduce the music of rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, assonance, and harmony to enhance the emotional colors of the words. Read the other 6 tips at Bob’s byway

Communication Quotation

The problem with communication ... is the illusion that it has been accomplished George Bernard Shaw More communication quotations

Quote for the week

"That which chiefly causes the failure of a dinner party is the running short - not of meat, nor yet of drink, but of conversation." --Lewis Carroll More quotations about Communication