Have you ever attended a training session and heard one of the participants ask, “Where’s my boss?” As other people in the room shrug, the person laughs and says, “My boss needs to attend this workshop more than anyone in our company. And without our manager’s support, no one will use this.” This is bad […]
10 Characteristics of Effective Meetings
Have you been in a meeting, sitting with eyes glazed over, and wondered, “What am I doing here? What is the purpose of this meeting?” The concept of the meeting in the workplace has become diluted and directionless, and employees tend to cringe at the very mention of this perceived time-waster. Want to bring back […]
Interovert/Extrovert: The best mix for your team.
Introverts vs. Extroverts One’s attraction to working in social groups may be culturally influenced. In the United States, for example, we tend to idealize charismatic extroverts. (Think celebrities and media-savvy CEOs.) Because extroverts usually talk the most (and often the loudest), their ideas are heard and often implemented. Extroverts tend to tackle assignments quickly. They make […]
Diana Gabriel, PPC