Letting go is hard, but it doesn’t have to be painful. Blue Pearl President Joel Freimuth gives family-operated businesses a lesson on how to create a smooth hand-off.
Making the Most Of Your Message
Roshini Rajkumar explains how many factors work together to create perfect communication
Are you a communication “Adaptor” or Velociraptor?
Develop your six sense of communication with these tips from author and Forefront contributor Steve Rush
Professional Pointers From Your Kids: The 15 Minute Rule
Mark Rampolla, CEO of ZICO Beverages, explains how his daughters’ 15 minute rule has taught him how to become a better business manager. By: Mark Rampolla By most measures, I am a relatively productive and accomplished person. I did well in school; have two Master’s degrees; traveled to more than 50 countries, conducted business in 30 and lived in four. …
Professional Pointers From Your Kids: Dancing, Monkeys and Old Blue Eyes
Jennifer Fleming, President of TallGrass PR, shares some of her father’s favorite sayings that have stuck with her throughout her career. By Jennifer Fleming My dad is known not only for his sparkling blue eyes and his kindness, but also for what my brother and I termed “Lester-isms.” Some are bizarre and funny: “It’s like a monkey peeing in a …
Constructive Confrontation in the Workplace:
Three things to keep in mind when having a difficult conversation with a coworker, employee, or boss. To successfully navigate workplace conflict, managers must be able to confront team members in a positive, productive manner. Whatever the situation, whether two people are actively quarreling or whether one person’s behavior is impacting the entire work culture, a manager must be able …
There Is No Good Way to Manage People
… But we have to try anyway “People are people,” the old saying goes. That means everyone brings their own personal baggage with them to work. People make poor choices, act rashly and defend their own comfort zones. People have agendas all their own that often have nothing to do with the work agenda that you, as the manager, are …
From The Office: Issue 6 Reflection
Much like the features we have spoken with, we are constantly learning. Here is our reflection of putting together the latest edition of Forefront. Issue 6 came out last week, and we couldn’t be happier with the final product. In the midst of getting out this issue, we were learning a lot about the importance of communication, in and out …
Effective Communication in the Workplace
Non-verbal communication is just as vital as verbal communication, so what are you really saying? Studies show that nonverbal communication carries between 65-93% more impact than the actual words spoken, especially when the message involves emotional meaning and attitudes. These nonverbal cues include facial expressions, eye contact, gestures, posture, body movement, tones of voice, dress, grooming, touch, and even your …
People Analytics
Using Social Sensing Technology to Transform Organizations People analytics is simultaneously an extremely old and new phenomenon. When we use data to uncover the workplace behaviors that make people effective, happy, creative, experts, leaders, followers, connectors, early adopters, and so on, we are using people analytics. Thousands of years ago, this data came from humans’ observations of the world. By …
10 Tips for Successful Business
With business changing so quickly how can you stay ahead of the competition? No one can deny that our world is changing rapidly, and not only in terms of technology. Consumers don’t spend like they used to. The Internet has changed the way people do their shopping. We are seeing a great deal of innovation in the way manufacturers and …
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