by Steve Adubato, PhD
Recently, one of my communication coaching clients, named “Jane”, attended a Dale Carnegie course. Jane is smart, strategic and highly competent in her field. However, she needed to work on her conversational communication skills. She needed to connect more on a human and personal level with those around her in order to become a more well-rounded leader and to reach her potential as a leader.
by Steve Adubato, PhD
In these challenging economic times, how do business professionals communicate to team members that we appreciate and value their contributions to our organization’s success? Many professionals who manage teams will argue that money is the most powerful way to recognize your people. Unfortunately, since money is tight these days, that option is not always available.
by Steve Adubato, PhD
Last month’s column on how to handle crying in the workplace elicited lots of feedback. Following is a just a sampling.
by Steve Adubato, PhD
Any organization looking to understand how NOT to communicate and manage, just has to look at the NFL’s Jets. By any reasonable standard, the so-called “management” of this team has botched its communication from the day it announced the signing of Tim Tebow. This is not about football, but rather about how leaders manage and communicate with their key team players as well as stakeholders or, in the case of the Jets, their fans and the news media.
by Steve Adubato, PhD
At a recent corporate seminar on communicating feedback to underperforming employees, a candid and sometimes uncomfortable discussion took place about what happens when some employees get overly emotional and actually cry in the workplace. Consider this scenario, which many seminar participants--both male and female--said they had witnessed or participated in directly as managers.
by Steve Adubato, PhD
No matter what business you are in, Hurricane Sandy continues to impact your life. Meetings canceled, clients changing travel plans, events and seminars postponed, and e-mails and texts not working. Communication challenges abound and there are so many questions with so few answers.
by Steve Adubato, PhD
Disasters or crises like Hurricane Sandy challenge all of us, but particularly leaders who others look to for direction, support, comfort and, yes, communication. Consider some of the most significant leadership and communication lessons that have come out of this past week.