Category: Communication & Conflict

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Understanding Your Communication INTENT vs. the Communication MEANING

Learning More About The Power of Language For more on interpersonal and business communication (including social media) visit the Communication Resource Center If there’s a best jumping off point for learning about the power of language, and fine tuning how…

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What You Don’t Say Determines The Quality Of Your Communication & Relationships

We know that “good” talk smooths and builds relationships, whether with family, or friends or in the workplace. Supportive listening and compliments are important in building a good foundation of trust and mutual respect. Yet there’s the other side of the…

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“Customer Wars”: Worst Show On Television Is Harmful

“Customer Wars” is a reality TV series that purports to document heated conflicts between customers and service workers across various industries. While the show aims to provide entertainment through dramatic confrontations, it ultimately presents a problematic and potentially harmful portrayal…

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Are You Screwing Up Your Online Comments & Damaging Your Business?

Case study/examples on what’s wrong with the your “best practices” Below are examples of an “internet savvy” marketer who makes all the mistakes you can make when commenting on LinkedIn. I bet you make them too. Explanations follow. LinkedIn is…

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Applying Bacal’s Law of Meaningless Utterances

Uncovering empty words, meaningless phrases, and other bullshit people fling.about People say all sorts of things, and make all kinds of statements. Some of those are very meaningful, even profound and worth paying attention to. But a good percentage of…

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Can Praise Be Condescending and Toxic? You Bet

When praise and compliments are toxic even when you mean well It’s probably fair to say that all of us appreciate and need praise from others. Or positive feedback, whether emotionally based or task based (see The Uncommon Art of…