Entries Tagged as 'Meetings'

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Background – Foreground Communication

Recently, I wrote a piece on the critical importance of communication. In my opinion, the one core skill that any person needs, be it in business or life in general, is the ability to clearly communicate their thoughts and views. After all, without clear communication, how can anything involving more than one individual progress?
In an [...]

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Why Talk Kills Meetings

We have all been there. The meeting. A room full of folks listening to a speaker, occasionally taking the baton and sharing some insight, knowledge or point of view — but generally the talk is all one-way.
Research, however, shows us that it is actually the speakers who  benefit from the time that they spend in [...]